Show and Tell
Mystery Booster 2 171 • mythic
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 171
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Market price
- $6.53
What it does
Each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield.
At the academy, "show and tell" too often becomes "run and hide."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Show and Tell was originally released in the 1998 Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a powerful sorcery, the card allows each player to put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield. Its design captures the essence of a high-stakes gamble, forcing players to balance the advantage of deploying a massive threat against the risk of providing their opponent with an equally potent opportunity.
The Mystery Booster 2 version features new, evocative illustration by Zack Stella, who reimagined the classic mechanic with his signature atmospheric style. As part of this specialized set, which serves as a curated retrospective of Magic's history, the card continues to be a staple in competitive formats like Legacy. Its enduring popularity stems from its unique ability to cheat expensive cards into play, a design space that has remained influential and frequently debated among players for decades.
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