Turn into a Pumpkin
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Adamant — If at least three blue mana was spent to cast this spell, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21573
Turn into a Pumpkin bounces a nonland permanent and replaces itself with a card draw — two effects on one instant for two mana. At that rate, it's a clean role-player in any blue deck that wants interaction without card disadvantage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Turn into a Pumpkin earns its slot in Commander, where instant-speed bounce that replaces itself is always useful and the card draw matters more the longer the game runs. In Modern and Legacy, two-mana bounce exists in a much tighter field — Brazen Borrower and Vapor Snag set a high bar, and Turn into a Pumpkin rarely clears it. Pioneer is the same story: playable in theory, crowded out in practice. For Oathbreaker and other Commander-adjacent formats, the same Commander logic applies and it's a fine inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Turn into a Pumpkin is deep bulk — you're not buying this for value, you're buying it because it's the right card for the slot. Price is essentially free, so the only question is whether the effect earns the deck slot, not the dollar.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.