Printings
Read the Runes
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: X
CMC: 1
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Jumpstart (JMP)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 167
Oracle Text
Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 4, 2004
You are never forced to sacrifice any permanents. You can choose to discard your entire hand if your hand is smaller than the number of cards you are required to discard.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
You draw the cards, then sacrifice any permanents you want to sacrifice, then discard the required number of card from your hand. There is no chance to play any cards in between these actions.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.