Write into Being
Sorcery
Look at the top two cards of your library. Manifest one of those cards, then put the other on the top or bottom of your library. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ugin's Fate
- Price
- $0.59
- EDHREC rank
- #19736
Write into Being puts a manifest onto the battlefield and lets you set up your next draw — two distinct effects stapled to one three-mana spell. It's a role-player, not a staple, and its ceiling lives almost entirely in Kitsa, Otterball Elite decks that can flip manifested creatures repeatedly for value.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Write into Being is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only earns a slot in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, manifest synergies are narrow enough that Write into Being belongs in dedicated manifest shells rather than as general-purpose interaction. In Pauper, the combination of a body and card selection at common is worth evaluating in slower blue decks, though the three-mana cost competes with more efficient options. Everywhere else, the effect is too slow and too conditional to see play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kitsa, Otterball EliteAshnod's AltarIntruder AlarmWrite into Being
Infinite self-mill; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Current price
$0.59 bulk tier
At $0.59, Write into Being sits in bulk territory — easy to acquire and unlikely to move without a major manifest-focused reprint or new commander pushing the archetype. Snap-buy it for any manifest deck without hesitation; there's no financial risk at this price.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.