Words of Wisdom
The List ODY-114 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ODY-114
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Eric Peterson
What it does
You draw two cards, then each other player draws a card.
Knowledge can't be kept in a bottle or sealed in a box. It yearns to be spread and shared.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Words of Wisdom was originally printed as a common card in the 1999 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Urza's Legacy. Designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team, the card was intended to capture the flavor of the Urza block's mechanical focus on artifacts and card advantage, appearing as an instant that allowed for a symmetrical drawing of cards. The artwork was provided by Brian Snaddes, whose illustration depicts a stylized, mystical scene intended to evoke the academic and slightly chaotic atmosphere of the Tolarian Academy.
The card was later included in The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into Magic: The Gathering Set Boosters starting in 2020. Its inclusion in this format was designed to give modern players access to older, niche, or flavor-rich cards that rarely see reprint in standard sets. While the card is not a staple in highly competitive formats, it remains a recognized artifact of the game's late-nineties design philosophy, valued primarily by players who enjoy its unique 'group hug' mechanic in casual formats like Commander.
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