Ponder
Secret Lair Drop 7119 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 7119
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Joshua Alvarado
What it does
Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.
"Your lives are beautiful, tragic, fascinating . . . . Do I dare intervene?"— Uatu, the Watcher
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ponder was released as part of the Secret Lair Drop Series, specifically featured within the 'Artist Series: Johannes Voss' collection. This release was designed to highlight the ethereal, storytelling aesthetic of Voss, who has become a staple of Magic: The Gathering card art. The card itself, a powerful blue sorcery that allows players to look at and rearrange the top of their library, has been a staple in competitive formats since its original printing in Lorwyn, and this edition sought to elevate its utility with high-fantasy, dreamlike visual flourishes.
The design of this iteration focuses on a soft, painterly approach to the concept of foreseeing the future. Johannes Voss utilized his signature use of light and color to render the act of pondering as a serene, almost meditative experience, contrasting with the intense, often chaotic art typically found on competitive play cards. Upon its release, the set was well-received by collectors who prioritize artistic consistency and the unique, limited-run framing that the Secret Lair platform provides for iconic, older game mechanics.
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