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Chromatic Sphere

First printed in Invasion (2000)

All 5 prints

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  • Store Championships (SCH) #30, 2024
  • The List (PLST) #INV-299, 2024
  • Jumpstart (JMP) #462, 2020
  • Mirrodin (MRD) #151, 2003
  • Invasion (INV) #299, 2000

Chromatic Sphere

Artifact

1 generic, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color. Draw a card. (Activate only as an instant.)

"Let insight and energy be your guides."
—The Blind Seer, to Gerrard

Illustrated by
Luca Zontini

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl

Ruling (1)
  • Chromatic Sphere’s ability is not a mana ability. Players can respond to it, and it can’t be activated in the middle of paying for a cost. A recent update to rule 605.1a has made any abilities that move cards to or from libraries no longer mana abilities.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).

Combos

76 combos, the most popular first:

See all 76 on Commander Spellbook

Premodern In 3 of 133 decks (2.3%), most in Contamination
Share of decks
2.3%
▲ 1.5 vs previous 7 days
11 Aug: 0.5% 18 Aug: 0.0% 25 Aug: 0.9% 1 Sep: 0.0% 8 Sep: 1.1% 15 Sep: 0.5% 22 Sep: 2.1% 29 Sep: 0.4% 6 Oct: 2.0% 13 Oct: 0.6% 20 Oct: 0.7% 27 Oct: 2.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
11 Aug0.5%
18 Aug0.0%
25 Aug0.9%
1 Sep0.0%
8 Sep1.1%
15 Sep0.5%
22 Sep2.1%
29 Sep0.4%
6 Oct2.0%
13 Oct0.6%
20 Oct0.7%
27 Oct2.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Contamination 1.5% 50%
WUBRG (unclassified) 1.5% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUBRG
Matias Jimenez in Copa Mentalidad de Turba 4		 3-2
60%
WUBRG
Sam Black in Mogg Monthly: All Hallow's Eve		 2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUBRG
Sam Black, 		4 main #17
of 25
2-3
WUBRG
Matias Jimenez, 		3 main #8
of 28
3-2
Contamination
umeboshi, 		4 main #23
of 24
0-2

Commander In 4 of 719 decks (0.6%), most in Vivi Ornitier
Share of decks
0.6%
▼ 0.5 vs previous 7 days
18 Aug: 0.2% 25 Aug: 0.6% 1 Sep: 0.3% 8 Sep: 0.8% 15 Sep: 0.3% 22 Sep: 0.8% 29 Sep: 0.4% 6 Oct: 0.6% 13 Oct: 0.6% 20 Oct: 1.1% 27 Oct: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
11 Aug–
18 Aug0.2%
25 Aug0.6%
1 Sep0.3%
8 Sep0.8%
15 Sep0.3%
22 Sep0.8%
29 Sep0.4%
6 Oct0.6%
13 Oct0.6%
20 Oct1.1%
27 Oct0.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Vivi Ornitier 1.8% 15%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver 1.1% 13%
The Great Goblin 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Final Fortune100%3.4
Pyroblast100%3.3
Underworld Breach100%2.6
Rite of Flame100%2.5
Gamble100%2.5
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer100%2.2
Arid Mesa100%2.1
Lion's Eye Diamond100%2.1
Bloodstained Mire100%2.1
Deflecting Swat100%1.9
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Vivi Ornitier
Allister Arnold, 		1 main #8
of 25
0-2
Vivi Ornitier
Riley, 		1 main #17
of 19
0-3
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver
Nick Martin, 		1 main #15
of 32
1-3
The Great Goblin
Ryan Dunaway, 		1 main #61
of 105
0-2

Legacy No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Duel Commander No decks in this period

Staple: main deck, 7% of decks (#364) (last 120 days)

No decks with this card in this period.