Spin into Myth

Instant

Put target creature on top of its owner's library, then fateseal 2. (To fateseal 2, look at the top two cards of an opponent's library, then put any number of them on the bottom of that player's library and the rest on top in any order.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Future Sight
Price
$0.30
EDHREC rank
#22601
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Spin into Myth card art
Spin into Myth removes a threat permanently and puts it five cards deep in the library — no graveyard triggers, no commander zone redirect, no coming back this turn. Five mana at instant speed is the real cost, and that's the only honest argument against running it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

In Commander, Spin into Myth earns its slot specifically because it answers commanders without sending them to the command zone — the fateseal clause means the player has to burn resources to get back on track, which is a meaningful tempo hit at a multiplayer table. In Legacy and Vintage it's essentially unplayed; Swords to Plowshares, Force of Will, and faster interaction make a five-mana sorcery-speed-adjacent effect uncompetitive in those formats even at instant speed. Modern is legal but the same logic applies — the card is too slow for a format where the game is frequently decided by turn four. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's logic closely, and the ability to strand a key piece five cards deep is arguably even more punishing in a two-player focused format where opponents draw fewer cards per game.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.30 bulk tier

At $0.30, Spin into Myth is bulk, and it's been bulk for a long time — casual demand keeps it from hitting true dime-bin territory but supply is wide enough that the price won't move. Pick it up without a second thought; there's no meaningful financial risk in either direction.

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