Preordain
Doctor Who 218 • common
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Luisa J. Preissler
- Market price
- $0.99
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.)
"Before that night I first saw you, I had a premonition. A succession of disconnected images. A stone angel. You. A blue box called a TARDIS."
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 Magic: The Gathering, was introduced in the 2010 set Rise of the Eldrazi. Its design, attributed to the game's development team, centers on the 'scry' mechanic, allowing players to manipulate the top of their library to filter draws. The card was created to provide efficient deck-smoothing utility, and it quickly became a foundational element in formats ranging from Standard to Vintage due to its low mana cost and reliable card selection.
The Doctor Who themed iteration of this card, numbered 218, was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond collaboration. This specific version features unique thematic artwork tailored to the Doctor Who narrative, maintaining the mechanical consistency of the original printing while integrating the iconic visual language of the show. It was received by players as a functional and collectible bridge between the long-running card game and the expansive science fiction franchise.
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About Preordain
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