First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm (2025)
Instant
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, New Way Forward deals that much damage to that source's controller and you draw that many cards.
- Illustrated by
- Eli Minaya
- Watermark
- Jeskai
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (2)
- New Way Forward doesn’t target any permanent or player. You choose a source as New Way Forward resolves.
- If another effect (or effects) modifies how much damage the chosen source would deal to you this turn, you choose the order in which any such effects, including the effect of New Way Forward, apply.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft | 54.8% | -0.2 | +4.1 | 7694 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed | 59.8% | +2.6 | +5.5 | 782 |
- 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