Uthros Psionicist
Creature — Jellyfish Scientist
The second spell you cast each turn costs 
less to cast.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #10641
Uthros Psionicist delivers meaningful spell-copying or mind-manipulation effects the turn it enters, and the cost is low enough that you're rarely making a real sacrifice to include it. Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur decks treat it as a near-automatic inclusion — the synergy score backs that up.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur appears in 46% of decks running Uthros Psionicist, the highest overlap by a wide margin, because Uthros feeds directly into the spell-value engine both halves of the commander want to run. The psionic trigger lines up cleanly with what Alisaie and Alphinaud reward.
Saruman of Many Colors
Saruman of Many Colors copies spells cast by opponents, and Uthros Psionicist slots in as an additional source of spell manipulation that keeps the engine churning. A 32% synergy score in a deck with nearly 5,000 builds is a strong signal this isn't incidental.
Eshki Dragonclaw
Eshki Dragonclaw wants bodies that generate value beyond their stats, and Uthros Psionicist clears that bar at a low mana investment. The 20% synergy score across over 5,600 decks shows it earns a slot consistently rather than as a pet card.
Cynette, Jelly Drover
Cynette, Jelly Drover builds around token generation and incremental advantage, and Uthros Psionicist contributes to the kind of board presence that deck wants to snowball. The inclusion rate just above 21% confirms it's a reliable role-player in that shell.
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 |
Uthros Psionicist is legal across every major constructed format except Pauper, but Commander is where it actually sees meaningful play — the 99-card singleton environment rewards cards with specific tribal or mechanical overlap, and Uthros has clear homes there. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it hasn't broken through; the bar for a dedicated slot is higher, and generalist effect cards rarely make the cut unless the synergy is format-warping. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically open, but the same logic applies with even more force — those formats are too efficient for cards without an immediately broken application. Standard legality gives it a window, but constructed Standard tends to punish anything that doesn't either close games or protect a position. The Commander ceiling is real; the 60-card ceiling is much harder to reach.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Uthros Psionicist is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up in a trade binder or toss into a cart as a filler. That price makes sense for a card with real but narrow synergy; it's not a priority reprint target, so don't expect dramatic movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
- Saruman of Many Colors
- Eshki Dragonclaw
- Cynette, Jelly Drover
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.