First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
All 6 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2228, 2025
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #495, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #761, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #350, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #44, 2023
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Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #44s, 2023
Borne Upon a Wind 
Instant
You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Draw a card.
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 50.0% | -5.6 | +1.0 | 2399 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Staple
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Commander staples:
main deck, 45% of decks (#42)
Blue, Instants, Card draw, Cantrips
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
11 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Borne Upon a Wind + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Seething Song + Storm-Kiln Artist
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Borne Upon a Wind + Jeska's Will + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Storm-Kiln Artist
- Win the game: Apocalypse + Barren Glory + Borne Upon a Wind
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Borne Upon a Wind + Brass's Bounty + Rootha, Mercurial Artist
- Target opponent skips all their future turns, Lock: Borne Upon a Wind + Lethal Vapors + Mindslaver
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent: Aether Storm + Borne Upon a Wind + Mindslaver
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players…: Borne Upon a Wind + Myojin of Roaring Blades + Sway of the Stars
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Borne Upon a Wind + Early Harvest + Rootha, Mercurial Artist
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Borne Upon a Wind + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Rude Awakening
- Win the game: Borne Upon a Wind + Near-Death Experience + Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel
