Ponder
New Capenna Commander 229 • common
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Collector number
- 229
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $2.64
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.
Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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 originally released in the 2007 set Lorwyn and has since become one of the most iconic blue sorcery spells in Magic: The Gathering history. Designed as a low-cost utility card, its primary function is to manipulate the top of a player's library, allowing for efficient card selection that has made it a staple in competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage. The version from the New Capenna Commander set features an updated aesthetic, reflecting the Art Deco-inspired, industrial noir themes that define the plane of New Capenna.
This specific iteration utilizes the rich, geometric visual language central to the New Capenna expansion. The card's illustration reflects the world's focus on organized crime syndicates and urban artifice, shifting away from the pastoral fantasy of its initial printing. It is part of the broader Commander product line, which focuses on providing players with ready-to-play decks that celebrate the distinct flavor of Magic's various planes while maintaining the functional mechanical utility that long-time players expect from cards like Ponder.
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