First printed in Magic 2011 (2010)
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."
—Seneca, *Epistles*, trans. Gummere
- Illustrated by
- James Ryman
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- The mana value of the revealed card is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner. The mana value is the total amount of mana in that cost, regardless of color. For example, a card with mana cost
has mana value 5. - If the mana cost of the revealed card includes
, X is considered to be 0. - If the revealed card has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a land card, for example), its mana value is 0.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE), Premier Draft | 48.8% | -6.4 | -5.1 | 4162 |
- 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