Ugin's Insight
Ugin's Insight: Sorcery, Battle for Zendikar. Scry X, where X is the greatest mana value among permanents you control, then draw three cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar (BFZ)
- Released
- 2015-10-02
- Collector number
- 87
- Artist
- Tyler Jacobson
- Commander rank
- 9,084 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Ugin's Insight
Ugin's Insight is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Battle for Zendikar (BFZ), an expansion set released in October 2015. It is collector number 87 in that set, with art by Tyler Jacobson. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Battle for Zendikar (2015) to Modern Horizons 3 Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Scry X, where X is the greatest mana value among permanents you control, then draw three cards.
"You speak to me of the threat of Ulamog. But do not forget: they came as three." -Ugin, to Jace Beleren
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ugin's Insight by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Ugin's Insight
Ugin's Insight has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #196 | Rare | 2024 |
| Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #87s | Rare | 2015 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Ugin's Insight, newest first.
- Use the highest mana value among permanents you control as Ugin's Insight resolves to determine how many cards you scry.
- If X is 0, you won't scry at all. Any abilities that trigger whenever you scry won't trigger.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Ugin's Insight is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.