Gamble
Urza's Saga 188 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 188
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Andrew Goldhawk
- Market price
- $25.73
What it does
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.
When you've got nothing, you might as well trade it for something else.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gamble was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set centered on the complex narrative of the artificer Urza. The card was designed as a high-risk, high-reward tutor effect, reflecting the chaotic and powerful nature of Red magic within the game's color identity. By allowing a player to search their library for any card at the cost of discarding one at random, it introduced a mechanic that balanced strategic utility with the unpredictability inherent to the set's design philosophy.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Greg Staples. His dark, atmospheric style was chosen to depict the act of wagering one's resources for a potentially game-winning outcome. Upon its release, the card was received as a polarizing but essential utility piece for Red-aligned decks, praised for its unique ability to tutor cards in a color that typically lacks such depth, even if the randomized discard downside often sparked intense debates regarding its reliability in competitive tournament play.
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