Pieces of the Puzzle
Shadows over Innistrad 78 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Reveal the top five cards of your library. Put up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from among them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
"The clues have begun to reveal a truth I hesitate to accept."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pieces of the Puzzle was introduced in the 2016 expansion set Shadows over Innistrad, a gothic horror-themed collection that marked a return to one of the most popular planes in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The card was designed to support graveyard-centric strategies, allowing players to filter their deck and recover essential spells, which aligned with the set's mechanical focus on madness and delirium. Its inclusion in the set reflects the grim, investigative tone of the Innistrad narrative.
The card’s visual identity was crafted by artist Raoul Vitale, who depicted a scholar sifting through scattered, occult documents. Vitale’s illustration captures the frantic research required to combat the cosmic threats encroaching on the plane. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency in digging through the library, quickly becoming a staple in blue-based control and combo decks across multiple formats.
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