Skywise Teachings

Enchantment

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, create a 2/2 blue Djinn Monk creature token with flying.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Iconic Masters
Price
$0.11
EDHREC rank
#20649
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Skywise Teachings turns every noncreature spell into a 2/2 flying token — reliably, repeatedly, for the cost of one blue mana per trigger. It's a must-answer engine in spellslinger builds, and commanders like Anhelo, the Painter that stack spell-cast triggers make it quietly oppressive.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Skywise Teachings is a Commander card — full stop. The five-mana enchantment asking 1U per trigger is too slow and mana-intensive for competitive Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where dedicated token strategies or spellslinger payoffs simply get there faster and cheaper. In Commander, that calculus flips: the redundancy of a permanent that fires all game long from a single investment is exactly the kind of incremental advantage multiplayer rewards, and blue-heavy spellslinger commanders generate enough spell density to make the 1U activation feel cheap by mid-game.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.11 bulk tier

At $0.11, Skywise Teachings is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or bulk bin find. The price reflects its narrow Commander-specific role, so don't expect it to move unless a high-profile spellslinger commander drives sudden demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.