---
name: "Inspired Idea"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cleave"]
set: "DBL"
set_name: "Innistrad: Double Feature"
collector_number: "331"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alix Branwyn"
oracle_id: "5f1386d5-b802-46b2-9803-275621ebda80"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inspired-idea-dbl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Inspired Idea
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Cleave

## Oracle Text
Cleave {3}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Draw three cards. [Your maximum hand size is reduced by three for the rest of the game.]

> *Stitching is an ever-evolving field, with each new advancement reaching a new height of horror.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ideas Unbound](/printing/ideas-unbound-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
2. [Jace's Ingenuity](/printing/jaces-ingenuity-f11.md) — Instant
3. [Thirst for Knowledge](/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-mrd.md) — Instant
4. [Dread Fugue](/printing/dread-fugue-vow.md) — Sorcery
5. [Brilliant Plan](/printing/brilliant-plan-gs1.md) — Sorcery
6. [Thirst for Identity](/printing/thirst-for-identity-ecl.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #331
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alix Branwyn
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`