Cunning Wish
Judgment 37 • rare
- Set
- Judgment
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $8.61
What it does
You may reveal an instant card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand. Exile Cunning Wish.
He wished for knowledge, but not for the will to apply it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cunning Wish was released in 2002 as part of the Judgment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as part of a cycle of cards—the 'Wishes'—that allowed players to retrieve cards from outside their current game state, such as their sideboard. This mechanic was intended to provide players with strategic flexibility and adaptability during competitive matches, reflecting the high-complexity design philosophy Wizards of the Coast embraced during the Odyssey block.
The card features artwork by Eric Peterson, who utilized a moody, mystical aesthetic that fits the blue-aligned focus on knowledge and arcane manipulation. Within the competitive community, Cunning Wish quickly became a staple for control-oriented archetypes, particularly in older formats where the sideboard could be curated to include 'silver bullets' or answers to specific threats. Its reception was marked by its unique utility, cementing it as an iconic piece of utility magic that remains relevant in non-rotating formats.
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