Distant Melody

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Distant Melody: Sorcery, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
Released
2026-01-23
Collector number
45
Artist
Warren Mahy
Commander rank
644 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Distant Melody

Distant Melody is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue sorcery from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 45 in that set, with art by Warren Mahy. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 14 sets, from Morningtide (2008) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.53 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.

In far-off Shadowmoor, her kin lifted their heads to a refrain they could not hear.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.53 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Distant Melody by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Distant Melody

Distant Melody has been printed in 14 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2311Rare2025
The List (PLST) #LCC-154Common2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1464Rare2023
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1464★Rare2023
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #154Common2023
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC) #89Common2023
Commander Masters (CMM) #846Common2023
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #220Common2023
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #48Common2022
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #103Common2021
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #98Common2021
Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #24Common2020

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Distant Melody.

  • Note that this spell counts the number of permanents you control of the chosen type, not just the number of creatures you control. It will also take your kindred permanents of the chosen type into account.

Similar cards

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Distant Melody is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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