Sleight of Hand
Starter 1999 51 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Phil Foglio
- Market price
- $1.55
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sleight of Hand was released in the 1999 Starter set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, acting as one of the fundamental Trainer cards available to players at the game's North American launch. Designed to simulate a quick exchange of resources, the card reflects the early focus of the TCG on establishing a versatile deck engine that rewarded strategic card draw and hand management during the rapid playstyles common in the late 1990s.
The artwork, consistent with the foundational aesthetic of the base-era cards, captures the whimsical and functional spirit of the Pokémon world as envisioned by illustrators like Keiji Kinebuchi. While often overlooked in favor of more powerful draw engines that appeared in later expansions, the card remains a notable artifact of the initial design philosophy that sought to blend accessible gameplay mechanics with the burgeoning cultural phenomenon of the Pokémon franchise.
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