Sift Through Sands
Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might 9 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
If you've cast a spell named Peer Through Depths and a spell named Reach Through Mists this turn, you may search your library for a card named The Unspeakable, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sift Through Sands was originally printed in the Champions of Kamigawa set in 2004, designed as part of the Izzet-aligned mechanical identity within the Magic: The Gathering universe. The card is famously known for its interaction with the other two spells in the 'Unspeakable' cycle—Peer Through Depths and Reach Through Mists—which, when cast in sequence, allow the player to search their library for a legendary spirit creature known as The Unspeakable.
This specific printing appears in the 2017 Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might release, which showcased the tension between spell-slinging blue-red decks and creature-heavy green-red strategies. The artwork by Adam Rex captures the mystical, ethereal atmosphere of the Kamigawa plane, utilizing a painterly style that emphasizes the card's function of digging through one's deck for specific strategic components.
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