Is Unexpected Assistance legal in Standard, Modern, and Commander?

Unexpected Assistance is legal in: Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Historic.

Unexpected Assistance

Q: What type of card is Unexpected Assistance?

Unexpected Assistance is an Instant. Its oracle text reads: "Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Draw three cards, then discard a card."

Instant

$0.15 ↗Commander, Modern

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Draw three cards, then discard a card.

Set Lorwyn Eclipsed

Rarity Common

Mana Value 5

Artist Gustavo Pelissari

Collector # 80

Scryfall

Standard	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Modern	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Vintage	Legal
Commander	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Historic	Legal

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