Wheel of Fate
Time Spiral 187 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 187
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $4.36
What it does
Suspend 4—1 generic mana red mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay 1 generic mana red mana and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
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
Wheel of Fate was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion, a set centered on nostalgia and the evolution of Magic: The Gathering mechanics. It serves as a color-shifted version of the iconic Wheel of Fortune, originally printed in the game's earliest sets. By utilizing the new 'suspend' keyword, the design allows players to experience the powerful effect of discarding and drawing a fresh hand of seven cards, but forces them to wait four turns for the payoff, balancing the sheer utility of the original artifact.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and textured approach to fantasy character design. Briclot's depiction captures the cosmic, cyclical nature of the 'time' theme inherent to the set. Upon release, the card was received with significant interest by competitive players who appreciated how it cleverly recontextualized a restricted, classic effect into a modern resource management puzzle.
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