Truth or Tale
Time Spiral 89 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Michael Phillippi
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Reveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put a card from the chosen pile into your hand, then put all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
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
Truth or Tale was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion, a set celebrated by the Magic: The Gathering community for its deep integration of mechanics and lore from the game's earliest years. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card serves as a thematic throwback to the 'divination' style of gameplay established in the nineties, utilizing a 'fact or fiction' style split effect that forces opponents to make difficult choices regarding card advantage.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, a prolific contributor to the game who infused the piece with the moody, gothic aesthetic characteristic of the Time Spiral block. Her work on this card was intended to evoke a sense of arcane investigation, a motif that resonated with players who favored blue-aligned control decks. Upon release, it was well-received for its skill-testing nature and its ability to fit seamlessly into both casual and competitive formats that prioritized graveyard recursion and deck manipulation.
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