Magic: The Gathering

Soothsaying

The List MMQ-104 • uncommon

Set: The List
Collector number: MMQ-104
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: blue mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Blue
Artist: Pat Lewis
Market price: $1.47

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$1.47market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$1.33 – $1.52 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon enchantment, Soothsaying offers players a repeatable way to manipulate the top of their deck, allowing for careful planning of future draws. Its presence in The List highlights its enduring utility for those who value strategic control over the game's momentum.

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Card face

What it does

3 generic mana blue mana blue mana: Shuffle your library.

X mana: Look at the top X cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

The vizier's wisdom proved invaluable in untangling the Mercadian knot of lies.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Soothsaying was originally released in the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1999. The set was designed to shift the game's tone toward a more strategic, commerce-focused environment, reflecting the mercantile culture of the plane of Mercadia. As an enchantment, the card introduced a repeatable library manipulation effect that allowed players to rearrange the top cards of their deck, providing a degree of deck-thinning and foresight that was valued by players focusing on long-term resource management.

The artwork, rendered by Pat Lewis, captures the ethereal and mystical nature of divination. Lewis employed a stylistic approach that emphasizes the hazy, dreamlike quality of looking into the future, aligning with the card's function as a scrying tool. While not a centerpiece of competitive tournament play during its initial release, the card eventually found its way onto 'The List,' a curated collection of reprints included in Set Boosters that serves to highlight notable or historically interesting cards from the game's history.

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SoothsayingMercadian Masques · #104 · uncommon · 1999$3.67

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