Sensei's Divining Top
The List EMA-232 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- EMA-232
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $42.04
What it does
1 generic mana: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
tap: Draw a card, then put this artifact on top of its owner's library.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyBanned
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sensei's Divining Top was originally released in the 2004 expansion Champions of Kamigawa, designed by Aaron Forsythe during a period where Magic: The Gathering was exploring top-down Japanese folklore themes. Its mechanical identity centered on the unique ability to manipulate the top cards of a library, a design choice intended to reward players for careful planning and interaction with their deck’s sequence. The card’s longevity and presence in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for inclusion in Set Boosters—attest to its enduring status as a fundamental utility card in eternal formats like Commander and Legacy.
The iconic illustration by Michael Sutfin captures the artifact as a mystical, spinning orb, reflecting the blend of spiritual and mechanical aesthetics prevalent in the Kamigawa block. Sutfin’s artwork was crafted to evoke the feeling of divination and focused concentration, mirroring the card's function of smoothing out draws and finding answers. Since its debut, the card has been widely praised by the competitive community for its high skill ceiling and efficiency, eventually leading to its restriction in certain tournament formats due to the significant time required to resolve its abilities during high-stakes play.
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