Sift
Stronghold 42 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Draw three cards, then discard a card.
"Twice I have let the Legacy slip away. Never again."— Karn, silver golem
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sift was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Rath Cycle, Stronghold focused on themes of infiltration and resource management within the game's lore. The card was designed to provide players with a utility effect, allowing them to cycle through their deck, a mechanic that highlights the set's emphasis on strategic card selection.
The artwork for Sift was created by fantasy illustrator Una Fricker. Her visual approach for this piece captures the arcane and scholarly atmosphere typical of the set's blue-aligned cards. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid, functional addition to the game's library, valued primarily by players looking to improve deck consistency during the late 1990s competitive era.
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