Preordain
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 196 • common
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 196
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Arthur Yuan
- Market price
- $0.91
What it does
Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
"That is the business of Wizards: Wizards are always troubled about the future."— Treebeard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Preordain, a staple blue sorcery in the Magic: The Gathering card game, was reimagined for the 2023 Tales of Middle-earth Commander set. This specific printing features art by Anna Steinbauer, depicting the iconic imagery of the One Ring in the context of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, serving as a thematic bridge between the game's mechanics and the literary source material.
The design of this card reflects the ongoing collaborative efforts of Wizards of the Coast to integrate Middle-earth lore into their established card archetypes. By focusing on the concept of 'scrying' or seeing into the future, the card's function aligns with the prophetic nature of the artifacts and powers found within Tolkien's works, receiving positive feedback from players who appreciate how the illustration reinforces the narrative flavor of the commander decks.
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