Twiddle
Instant
You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Price
- $1.52
- EDHREC rank
- #7954
Twiddle taps or untaps any permanent for a single blue mana — a trivially cheap effect that does nothing remarkable in isolation but becomes a repeatable engine the moment Isochron Scepter or Orvar, the All-Form enters the picture. Run it for the combo potential, not the face value.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
Twiddle is one of the cleanest Orvar, the All-Form enablers in the format — it targets a permanent you control, triggers Orvar to copy any permanent you name, and costs one mana, making it trivially repeatable and easy to chain into infinite value.
Alaundo the Seer
Alaundo the Seer cares about casting spells with cascade and untapping to accelerate through the library, and Twiddle's one-mana cost lets it slot into the low end of the curve while also serving as an untap spell for Alaundo himself mid-chain.
Merieke Ri Berit
Merieke Ri Berit steals creatures by tapping and loses them when she untaps, so Twiddle functions as both a re-tap to grab a new target and a precision tool to untap her on demand without triggering the usual drawback of combat or upkeep.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Twiddle earns its slot almost exclusively through combo shells — Orvar, the All-Form decks treat it as a must-include, and any Isochron Scepter build that can generate net mana from the untap effect turns it into an infinite loop. In Pauper it occasionally appears in storm and untap-land combo lists where its one-mana cost and instant speed matter more than the effect itself. Legacy and Vintage allow it but have no shortage of better options for pure storm or untap strategies, so it shows up only in highly specific builds. Outside dedicated combo contexts, Twiddle is too narrow to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Isochron ScepterTwiddleThousand-Year Storm
Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana lands, artifacts, and creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of lands, creatures, and artifacts you control; Tap all lands, creatures, and artifacts opponents control
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Price Context
Current price
$1.52 cheap tier
At $1.52, Twiddle sits in cheap territory given its age and niche demand — it's not a card you'll struggle to find or afford. The price is stable: demand is narrow enough that it won't spike, but the Orvar and Isochron Scepter combo communities keep a floor under it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isochron Scepter
- Orvar, the All-Form
- Alaundo the Seer
- Merieke Ri Berit
- Thousand-Year Storm
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Dual Casting
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.