Wild Hypothesis
Sorcery
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it.
Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #19306
Wild Hypothesis replaces itself and deals 3 damage to any target for two mana — the catch is that you cast a random spell off the top of your library, which is either a bonus or a liability depending on how much your deck wants chaos. In Primo, the Unbounded builds and similar spellslinger shells, the randomness is largely upside; everywhere else, evaluate it as a cantrip with reach and occasional chaos tax.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded triggers off noncreature spells, so Wild Hypothesis does double duty — it pings a target, draws a card, and then fires off a second spell for a second trigger, turning a two-mana cantrip into a two-trigger engine that scales with every other instant and sorcery in the deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wild Hypothesis earns its slot in spellslinger decks that want cheap, triggerable spells — the damage is relevant for planeswalker removal or closing out a weakened opponent, and the random cast turns into free value with a deep instant/sorcery suite. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Legacy, it's too slow and too unreliable; the random spell clause is a real cost when sequencing matters and opponents interact at instant speed. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth watching — common-slot burn-draw hybrids are harder to come by, and Wild Hypothesis competes reasonably there if the meta slows down enough for the randomness to be tolerable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Wild Hypothesis is firmly bulk — you can pick up a playset for pocket change. Bulk rares rarely spike unless a combo or archetype drags them into the spotlight, and nothing about Wild Hypothesis's current role suggests that's imminent.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.