Magic: The Gathering

Fortunate Few

Commander 2017 4 • rare

Set: Commander 2017
Collector number: 4
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana white mana white mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: White
Artist: Jesper Ejsing
Market price: $0.42

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What it's worth

$0.42market price via TCGplayer · Aug 18, 2026$0.37 – $0.42 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare sorcery, Fortunate Few serves as a powerful board-clearing effect that allows players to strategically preserve a single permanent of their choice. Its inclusion in this specific collection highlights its utility in complex group settings, where the ability to negotiate or dictate the field's state is a highly sought-after tactical advantage.

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What it does

Choose a nonland permanent you don't control, then each other player chooses a nonland permanent they don't control that hasn't been chosen this way. Destroy all other nonland permanents.

"... Is it over?"

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Fortunate Few was released in 2017 as part of the Commander 2017 set, a collection specifically designed for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The card debuted in the Vampiric Bloodlust preconstructed deck, which focused on tribal synergies within the vampire creature type. Mechanically, the card was designed as a political tool, allowing the caster to negotiate which permanent types remain on the battlefield, reflecting the strategic alliances often formed in four-player games.

The artwork was created by Jesper Ejsing, a prolific illustrator for the game known for his expressive and moody style. In this piece, Ejsing captures the theme of privilege and exclusion inherent in the card's effect, depicting a scene of selective destruction that emphasizes the contrast between those chosen to survive and the ruins left behind. Upon its release, players recognized it as a functional, if situational, board wipe that reward players who excel at social engineering during a match.

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