Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight
Legendary Creature — Gorgon Wizard // Sorcery
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, Tam becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #16494
Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight puts a free spell on the stack every time you blink or bounce it, and the back face digs three cards deep at instant speed for two mana — both halves are doing real work. The cost is that Tam asks you to build around blink effects like Ghostly Flicker and commit to Azorius colors, a constraint that disappears entirely in the right Kellan, the Kid shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kellan, the Kid
Kellan, the Kid casts the back half of Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight for free off its triggered ability, turning every attack into a three-card dig at zero mana cost while Tam's front face stockpiles free spells in the background.
Eshki Dragonclaw
Eshki Dragonclaw's repeated combat triggers create a blink-friendly loop where Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight can cash in its ability multiple times a turn cycle, generating a surplus of free spells that feeds Eshki's aggressive game plan.
Quandrix, the Proof
Quandrix, the Proof wants density of instant and sorcery interactions, and Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight delivers on both faces — the front banks free spells while the back half fuels the grind-heavy card-advantage engine Quandrix demands.
Damia, Sage of Stone
Damia, Sage of Stone refills your hand to seven every upkeep, and Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight turns those fresh cards into fuel by generating free spells off each blink while Deep Sight provides instant-speed selection to set up Damia's next draw trigger optimally.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight — the front face scales with the number of blink and bounce effects in the deck, and 100-card singleton formats reward double-faced cards that pull weight on both sides. In competitive constructed, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, but the front face is too slow and conditional to compete in those environments, where a two-mana instant that draws three would need to be unconditional to see serious play. Pauper is the only format where Tam is off the table entirely. Treat it as a Commander card that happens to have constructed legality, not the other way around.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep SightGhostly FlickerMystic SanctuaryChromatic Orrery
Infinite colored mana; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card with a narrow build-around requirement. It holds that floor comfortably — it won't spike without a dedicated combo discovery, but it won't fall further either.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.