Sway of the Stars
Betrayers of Kamigawa 54 • rare
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 54
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $6.15
What it does
Each player shuffles their hand, graveyard, and all permanents they own into their library, then draws seven cards. Each player's life total becomes 7.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sway of the Stars was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card draws heavily from the set’s Japanese folklore-inspired aesthetic, focusing on the cosmic and spiritual themes central to the Kamigawa plane. It was designed to be a high-impact, late-game sorcery, capable of completely resetting the state of a match by shuffling all permanents, hands, and graveyards into their respective owners' libraries and setting each player's life total to seven.
The card's illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, who utilized a delicate, ethereal style to capture the grand scale of the effect. Upon its release, the card became a subject of significant discussion within the community due to its power to disrupt board states entirely. While its high mana cost limited its frequent play in competitive formats, it remains a notable example of the chaotic, transformative spells that define the high-fantasy narrative of the Kamigawa block.
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