Tidings
Ninth Edition 106★ • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 106★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Draw four cards.
"Though the letter was many pages long, I could tell all I needed to know from one look at the messenger's face."— Barrin, master wizard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tidings was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, eventually appearing as an uncommon card in the Ninth Edition core set with the collector number 106. The card was designed as a blue sorcery intended to provide players with significant card advantage, reflecting the color's identity as a source of library manipulation and strategic foresight. Its inclusion in Ninth Edition served to maintain core mechanics within the base game during a period where Wizards of the Coast was refreshing the standard card pool.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by veteran illustrator Pete Venters, whose long-standing contribution to the game is characterized by a distinctive, high-fantasy aesthetic. Venters focused on capturing the essence of 'tidings' through imagery that suggested the acquisition of secret information or arcane knowledge, aligning with the mechanical goal of drawing four cards. Within the community, the card is remembered for its efficiency in late-game scenarios, serving as a reliable utility piece that solidified blue's role in control-oriented deck archetypes.
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