Scheming Symmetry
Core Set 2020 113 • rare
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $8.65
What it does
Choose two target players. Each of them searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top.
"One for you, one for me. What could be more fair?"— Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scheming Symmetry was released in July 2019 as part of Core Set 2020, a foundational set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game designed to balance accessibility for new players with strategic depth for veterans. The card functions as a rare sorcery that allows both the caster and an opponent to tutor for a card and place it on top of their library, a mechanic that evokes the high-stakes, political nature of the game's multiplayer Commander format.
The artwork was illustrated by Volkan Baga, a prolific artist in the fantasy genre whose work often emphasizes ornate detail and sharp compositions. Baga aimed to visually capture the essence of a mutual pact between adversaries, utilizing symmetrical imagery to reflect the card's balanced, yet risky, mechanical effect. Upon its release, the card was widely analyzed by the community for its niche utility in combo decks that can exploit the symmetrical downside to gain a decisive advantage.
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