Wheel of Potential
Sorcery
You get 
(three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of .
Each player may exile their hand and draw a number of cards equal to the amount of paid this way. If seven or more was paid this way, you may play cards you own exiled this way until the end of your next turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #9069
Wheel of Potential refills every hand at the table and deals damage scaled to how much mana you pour into it — the floor is a worse Wheel of Fortune, the ceiling is a combo finisher in artifact-heavy shells. Satya, Aetherflux Genius decks in particular treat it as both a refuel button and a win condition, copying it through artifact token loops to spike damage totals fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
Satya, Aetherflux Genius generates artifact tokens on attack, and Wheel of Potential gets copied each time Satya blinks or reuses it — stacking damage while the hand refill keeps the engine fed.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator's artifact duplication lines let Wheel of Potential get recurred or copied at a discount, turning a single cast into repeated damage pings that close games faster than the card draw alone would suggest.
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 |
Commander is where Wheel of Potential actually earns a slot — the four-player table means you're refilling three opponents' hands, which is a real cost, but artifact-synergy commanders can scale the X high enough to make that irrelevant when the damage total ends the game. In Legacy and Vintage it sits below the power band; Wheel of Fortune does the same job for zero extra mana and without the artifact subtype mattering much in those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus at a smaller table, which actually tightens the math slightly in its favor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Wheel of Potential is bulk — you're not paying for the card, you're paying for the slot. Bulk rares with narrow application tend to stay flat unless a new commander spikes demand, so treat it as a free experiment rather than a long-term hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.