Mystic Speculation
Future Sight 41 • uncommon
- Set
- Future Sight
- Collector number
- 41
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Trevor Hairsine
- Market price
- $3.56
What it does
Buyback 2 generic mana (You may pay an additional 2 generic mana as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mystic Speculation was released in 2007 as part of the Future Sight expansion, the final set in the Time Spiral block for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the mechanics of time, featuring cards from the past, present, and an alternate future. As a blue sorcery, the card introduced the buyback mechanic to a scry-focused effect, allowing players to manipulate the top of their library repeatedly for a single mana cost if the spell is returned to their hand.
The artwork was created by fantasy illustrator Martina Pilcerova, who contributed several pieces to the set. Her work on Mystic Speculation reflects the ethereal, time-bending aesthetic of the Future Sight frame, which was purposefully designed to look distinct from standard Magic cards to signify its origin from a potential future timeline. Upon its release, the card became a modest staple in casual Commander decks due to its efficiency in deck manipulation, though it remained a niche utility card in competitive formats.
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