Read the Bones
Time Spiral Remastered 328
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Collector number
- 328
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $1.30
What it does
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (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.)
The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Read the Bones was originally introduced in the 2013 Magic: The Gathering set Theros, designed to capture the flavor of divination and dark prophecy central to the set's Greek mythology-inspired narrative. The card allows players to scry and draw cards, mechanizing the act of peering into the future at a cost of life, a design philosophy that balances tactical advantage with the thematic weight of a grim sacrifice.
The version from Time Spiral Remastered, collector number 328, features the evocative original illustration by Winona Nelson. Her work captures a figure consulting the skeletal remains of a fallen creature, utilizing a stark, atmospheric aesthetic that emphasizes the macabre nature of the spell. Upon its release, the card became a staple in black-based deck strategies for its efficiency and consistent performance in limited and constructed formats alike.
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