Spelltwine
Sorcery
Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard and target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard. Copy those cards. Cast the copies if able without paying their mana costs. Exile Spelltwine.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #7627
Spelltwine lets you cast one instant or sorcery from your graveyard and one from an opponent's — for free — stapled to a single six-mana spell. The raw card advantage is enormous, but the ceiling depends entirely on what's already in graveyards; Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge decks hit that ceiling more reliably than almost anyone else.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge exiles instants and sorceries from every library on entry, which means Spelltwine's "opponent's graveyard" clause has targets the moment Jeleva resolves — you're not hoping your opponents have cast anything useful yet.
Hidetsugu and Kairi
Hidetsugu and Kairi's death trigger puts instants and sorceries directly from the top of your library into the graveyard, making Spelltwine a reliable follow-up that replays whatever high-value spell just got milled in.
The Emperor of Palamecia
The Emperor of Palamecia cares about casting instants and sorceries at every opportunity, and Spelltwine effectively casts two at once, doubling the payoff triggers the Emperor generates each turn.
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 |
Commander is where Spelltwine actually lives — multiplayer games mean at least three opponents stocking graveyards, so finding a worthwhile target on the other side of the table is almost never the constraint. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but unplayed; six mana for a spell that does nothing if graveyards are empty is too slow and too conditional against efficient interaction. Oathbreaker can support it in the same way Commander does, provided the signature spell and format shells run enough instants and sorceries to make both halves relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Spelltwine is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap add to any order. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike without a reprint into a popular precon, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
- Hidetsugu and Kairi
- The Emperor of Palamecia
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.