Sea Gate Oracle
Modern Masters 2017 48 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
When this creature enters, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
"The secret entrance should be near."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sea Gate Oracle first appeared in the Rise of the Eldrazi set in 2010, designed as a staple utility creature for blue decks. It features a triggered ability that allows a player to look at the top two cards of their library, putting one into their hand and the other on the bottom. This mechanic, colloquially known as a 'cantrip' with selection, was intended to provide card quality and early-game stability in Limited and Constructed formats, emphasizing the set's themes of strategic foresight and exploration.
The 2017 Modern Masters printing of the card retains the original illustration by Igor Kieryluk, which depicts a Merfolk figure attuned to the planar energies of Zendikar. Modern Masters sets are curated reprints designed to provide players with access to historically significant or mechanically essential cards from throughout the game's history. The inclusion of this card in the 2017 set was intended to support draft archetypes that rely on tempo and card advantage, reinforcing its reputation as a reliable and efficient common-rarity tool for control-oriented players.
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