Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Until your next turn, whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, it gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
II — Discard any number of cards, then investigate twice for each card discarded this way.
III — Shuffle up to three target cards from your graveyard into your library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #15117
Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle draws you a card and taps a nonland permanent — two useful effects stapled together for two mana. The problem is that neither half is strong enough to justify a dedicated slot; there are cleaner answers and better cantrips at this cost.
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 |
Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle sees almost no play in competitive formats — Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction and cantrips, and the tap effect doesn't meaningfully disrupt powered strategies. Commander is where it has the most theoretical home, specifically in blue decks that value incremental tempo and card parity, but even there it sits below the bar for most builds. The tap-a-permanent clause is relevant in slower pods where you can time it to neutralize a threat for a full turn cycle, but it doesn't remove anything, which limits its ceiling considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for it. That price is stable by definition; cards at this floor don't move unless a combo or commander breakout finds them, and nothing on the horizon points that direction here.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.