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$0.59
EUR
€0.51
Read the Runes
Instant
Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.
"The world is a puzzle, and the mind is its key."
- Set
- Commander 2016 (C16 #95)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Released
- 2016-11-11
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- EDHREC rank
- #11,296
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.06
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
You are never forced to sacrifice any permanents. You can choose to discard your entire hand if your hand is smaller than the number of cards you are required to discard.
- 2004-10-04
You draw the cards, then sacrifice any permanents you want to sacrifice, then discard the required number of card from your hand. There is no chance to play any cards in between these actions.