Ponder
Commander 2018 96 • common
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $2.16
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 introduced in the 2007 Lorwyn set as a common sorcery, designed to provide players with efficient deck manipulation by allowing them to look at the top three cards of their library and rearrange them. The card became a staple across multiple formats due to its power level relative to its mana cost, often serving as a cornerstone for blue-based strategy decks that rely on consistency and card quality.
This specific printing appeared in the 2018 Commander set, a series of preconstructed decks aimed at the popular multiplayer Commander format. Dan Murayama Scott provided the artwork for this version, utilizing a distinct illustrative style that emphasizes the mystical and contemplative nature of the spell, moving away from the more traditional fantasy aesthetic seen in previous iterations of the card.
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