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Truth or Tale

First printed in Time Spiral (2006)

Truth or Tale

Instant

Reveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put a card from the chosen pile into your hand, then put all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.

Illustrated by
Michael Phillippi

Truth or Tale legality

Ruling (1)

  • Here’s how this works: Step 1: You reveal the top five cards of your library. Step 2: You separate those cards into two piles. (A pile can have zero cards.) Step 3: An opponent of your choice chooses one of those piles. Step 4: You choose one of the cards in the chosen pile. Step 5: You put the chosen card in your hand. Step 6: You put all other revealed cards (from both piles) on the bottom of your library in any order.

Prices

Paper price: €0.16 / $0.24 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).