First printed in Throne of Eldraine (2019)

All 6 prints

Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #71, 2024
The List (PLST) #ELD-169, 2023
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #169, 2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #371, 2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #169p, 2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #169s, 2019

Once Upon a Time

Instant

If this spell is the first spell you've cast this game, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

In the last 30 days 7.2% of Legacy decks played it (19 of 264). Most played in Boros Energy. In the last 30 days 5.3% of Vintage decks played it (2 of 38). Most played in White Initiative.

Staple

Legacy staples: main deck, 12% of decks (#51)
Green, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Banned
Modern Banned
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Banned
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 19 of 264 decks (7.2%).

Share of decks

11.5%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

12 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.2

in the main deck

Win rate

69%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Boros Energy	5.3%	7%
WUBG (unclassified)	5.3%	36%
WUBRG (unclassified)	4.5%	42%
WUG (unclassified)	3.0%	13%
BRG (unclassified)	1.9%	20%
BG (unclassified)	1.5%	75%
WBG (unclassified)	0.8%	100%
RG (unclassified)	0.4%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Dryad Arbor	92%	3.8
Green Sun's Zenith	83%	7.2
Wooded Foothills	83%	6.2
Windswept Heath	83%	5.1
Badgermole Cub	75%	8.7
Gaea's Cradle	75%	8.7
Bayou	75%	4.9
Misty Rainforest	75%	1.8
Craterhoof Behemoth	67%	8.7
Boseiju, Who Endures	67%	3.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BG Michael O'Malley in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K	4-1 80%
WUBG LarthPursenas in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
WBG ItsSwiftyTime in Legacy Challenge 32	6-3 67%
WUBG JP in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%
WUBG Jaime Vázquez Villares in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)	3-2 60%
RG Mathi Lenaerts in Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - Legacy	3-2 60%
BG Artur Mariño in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBG ItsSwiftyTime, 27 Oct	3 main	#2 6-3
WUBG LarthPursenas, 27 Oct	4 main	#6 5-2
WUBRG vegecookies, 27 Oct	3 main	5-0
WUBRG urzatheplaneswalker, 27 Oct	3 main	5-0
WUBRG urzatheplaneswalker, 27 Oct	3 main	5-0
WUG Reeplcheep, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
WUBRG vegecookies, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0
BG Xiongye, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0

Vintage Other periods →

In 2 of 38 decks (5.3%).

Share of decks

5.3%