Windfall
Commander Anthology Volume II 55 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $5.11
What it does
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
"To fill your mind with knowledge, we must start by emptying it."— Barrin, master wizard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Windfall was originally printed in the 1997 Urza's Saga expansion as part of a cycle of cards focused on discarding and drawing hands. Designed as a high-impact sorcery, the card allows each player to discard their hand and draw a new one equal to the greatest number of cards discarded by any player. Its mechanics quickly made it a cornerstone of blue decks, reflecting the aggressive card-advantage strategies favored during that era of the game's development.
This specific printing appears in the 2018 Commander Anthology Volume II set, which curated popular cards from the format's history to provide players with staple reprints in a unified aesthetic. The artwork is credited to Pete Venters, a prolific illustrator who provided many iconic pieces for the game. His depiction of the spell captures the chaotic, overwhelming nature of the effect, maintaining the visual identity established in earlier versions of the card while fitting the consistent frame design of the Anthology collection.
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