Skyscribing
Sorcery
Each player draws X cards.
Forecast — 
, Reveal this card from your hand: Each player draws a card. (Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #9209
Skyscribing draws each player cards equal to its Forecast value — a political mass-draw effect that scales from one mana per activation up to whatever you can pay. Heliod, the Radiant Dawn recurs it from the graveyard, turning a one-shot sorcery into a repeatable engine that keeps your hand full while maintaining goodwill at the table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn can return Skyscribing from the graveyard to hand after it resolves, letting you cast and Forecast it repeatedly across multiple turns — that recursion loop is exactly why 41% of Heliod decks run it.
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon already incentivizes group-draw strategies, and Skyscribing's Forecast ability fits that philosophy perfectly — pay one blue each upkeep to drip cards to everyone and keep the table fed while you benefit most from the flow.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Skyscribing is a Commander card through and through — the Forecast mechanic is built for games that go long, and drawing three or four players each a few cards buys political capital that matters in multiplayer. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; competitive non-rotating formats don't have room for symmetrical draw at this cost and pace. Oathbreaker is the one other home worth considering, where its group-draw can accelerate the game state in ways that favor spell-heavy strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Skyscribing is firmly bulk — easy to acquire and easy to cut without guilt. Its price is stable because demand is narrow and niche-specific, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.