Booster Tutor
Unhinged 51 • uncommon
- Set
- Unhinged
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $7.53
What it does
Open a sealed Magic booster pack, reveal the cards, and put one of them into your hand. (Remove that card from your deck before beginning a new game.)
Real men use Arabian Nights boosters.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Booster Tutor was released in 2004 as part of Unhinged, the second silver-bordered parody set produced by Wizards of the Coast. Designed by Mark Rosewater and his team, the set was intended to poke fun at the mechanics and culture of Magic: The Gathering while experimenting with designs that would be impossible in tournament-legal sets. This card serves as a tongue-in-cheek riff on the classic Tutor effect, requiring the player to open a sealed booster pack from their collection to search their deck, capturing the chaotic excitement of limited play.
The artwork was provided by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's history, known for his work on the original Black Lotus. Rush leaned into the humorous nature of the card by depicting a wizard frantically searching through a pack of cards, perfectly matching the frenetic, reality-bending theme of the Unhinged expansion. Upon release, the card became a fan favorite for casual kitchen-table play, valued for its ability to bring a genuine element of surprise to any game.
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About Booster Tutor
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