Ponder
Secret Lair Drop 1783 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1783
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $18.32
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.
Dungeon Master's Guide, 4th Edition (2008)
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, a staple card in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, was reimagined as part of the Secret Lair series, a collection of limited-edition, curated releases launched by Wizards of the Coast in 2019. This specific version, collector number 1783, was released as part of the 'Artist Series: Volkan Baga' drop in 2022. The goal of this series was to spotlight individual artists and offer them creative freedom to reimagine iconic cards in their signature styles, providing a premium, collectible aesthetic that departs from the standard card frame.
Volkan Baga, a German illustrator long associated with the game, utilized his evocative, painterly style to provide a fresh vision for this powerful sorcery. The artwork emphasizes a sense of meditative focus and deep contemplation, aligning with the card's mechanical utility of looking at the top cards of a library. The release was well-received by the community for its high-quality art and the prestige associated with Baga's long-standing contributions to the game's visual identity.
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