Gamble
Secret Lair Drop 188 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 188
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Sam McKenzie
- Market price
- $37.57
What it does
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.
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 is a staple card in Magic: The Gathering, originally debuting in the 1997 Urza's Saga expansion. As a signature red sorcery, the card mechanically captures the essence of chaos by allowing a player to search their library for any card, add it to their hand, and then discard a card at random. This risk-reward dynamic has made it a persistent fixture in Commander and Legacy formats for decades.
This specific iteration comes from the Secret Lair series, a curated line of limited-run releases that often experiment with unique artistic styles. For the Gamble card featured in the Secret Lair Drop, the design departs from traditional fantasy art in favor of a stylized, modern aesthetic intended to evoke the high-stakes, visceral thrill of betting. The art direction emphasizes the tension of the card's effect, focusing on the gamble itself rather than traditional setting-specific lore.
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About Gamble
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