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Show and Tell

First printed in Urza's Saga (1998)

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Show and Tell

Sorcery

Each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield.

At the academy, "show and tell" too often becomes "run and hide."

Illustrated by
Jeff Laubenstein

Legality

Rulings (3)

  • If the cards being put onto the battlefield also require choices, those choices are made after all players choose their card. The active player makes choices for their card (if any), then the other players (if any) in turn order.
  • Players choose cards during resolution, not announcement.
  • The current player chooses first, then each other player chooses in turn order. A player does not have to reveal the chosen card, so long as it is clear *which* card was chosen. After all choices are made, the cards are put onto the battlefield simultaneously.

Prices

MTGO price: 6.47 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Legacy In 152 of 1561 decks (9.7%), most in Omni-Tell

Staple: main deck, 8% of decks (#65); sideboard, 4% of decks (#54)

Share of decks
9.7%
▼ 0.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 12.8% 2026-08-17: 14.8% 2026-08-24: 12.0% 2026-08-31: 10.5% 2026-09-07: 9.4% 2026-09-14: 10.1% 2026-09-21: 10.3% 2026-09-28: 10.0% 2026-10-05: 10.2% 2026-10-12: 11.4% 2026-10-19: 9.9% 2026-10-26: 7.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
152
119 main, 34 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
26 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Omni-Tell 3.8% 100%
Sneak and Show 3.7% 100%
Dimir Midrange 2.9% 2%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.3% 6%
Reanimator 1.8% 96%
WUBG (unclassified) 1.6% 20%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Brainstorm100%2.1
Force of Will100%2.0
Atraxa, Grand Unifier99%7.7
Ancient Tomb98%3.4
Ponder98%2.2
Stock Up96%8.1
Lotus Petal94%2.7
Misty Rainforest93%2.3
City of Traitors88%5.6
Omniscience80%13.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Sneak and Show
TheGrimLavamancer in Legacy Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Omni-Tell
ScreenwriterNY in Legacy Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Sneak and Show
JPA93 in Legacy Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Sneak and Show
festerpl in Legacy Showcase Challenge
9-2
82%
Sneak and Show
CarlosZ in Legacy Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
Reanimator
MDecker in Legacy Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
Sneak and Show
GieralK in Legacy Challenge 32
8-2
80%
Omni-Tell
TheDingoKing in Legacy Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Sneak and Show
ZYX-FXY,
4 main 5-0
Sneak and Show
TheGrimLavamancer,
4 main #1 (top 8)
of 44
8-1
Sneak and Show
DEJAIR_LAMARCA,
4 main #2 (top 8)
of 44
6-3
Omni-Tell
vinilopes,
4 main #12
of 44
4-2
Sneak and Show
SWANI,
4 main 5-0
Omni-Tell
ScreenwriterNY,
4 main #1 (top 8)
of 47
8-1
Sneak and Show
TheGrimLavamancer,
4 main #3 (top 8)
of 47
6-2
Sneak and Show
JPA93,
4 main #16
of 47
4-2

Vintage In 30 of 686 decks (4.4%), most in Oath

Staple: main deck, 5% of decks (#128)

Share of decks
4.4%
▼ 1.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 7.2% 2026-08-17: 8.6% 2026-08-24: 5.9% 2026-08-31: 6.8% 2026-09-07: 3.8% 2026-09-14: 7.6% 2026-09-21: 4.7% 2026-09-28: 6.1% 2026-10-05: 3.3% 2026-10-12: 3.8% 2026-10-19: 5.1% 2026-10-26: 1.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
30
29 main, 2 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.6
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Oath 4.7% 88%
WUBRG (unclassified) 0.4% 67%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Oath of Druids100%20.8
Atraxa, Grand Unifier100%20.2
Boseiju, Who Endures100%12.5
Tropical Island100%11.4
Stock Up100%2.7
Force of Negation100%1.9
Mana Crypt100%1.5
Mox Emerald100%1.4
Time Walk100%1.4
Ancestral Recall100%1.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Oath
dawayne in Vintage Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Oath
Michael Maka in From The Vault: Vintage 5
4-1
80%
Oath
nick4567 in Vintage Challenge 32
6-2
75%
Oath
dawayne in Vintage Challenge 32
4-2
67%
Oath
jathbrisk in Vintage Challenge 32
4-2
67%
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave in Vintage Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Oath
PsiVen in Vintage Challenge 32
4-3
57%
Oath
CDiggz in Vintage Challenge 32
3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Oath
nick4567,
4 main #4 (top 8)
of 46
6-2
Oath
CDiggz,
2 main #21
of 45
3-3
Oath
Devouring Commander,
4 main #22
of 45
3-3
Oath
MlkmnRob,
4 main #30
of 45
2-4
Oath
Cirxi,
4 main #21
of 24
0-2
Oath
PsiVen,
4 main #8 (top 8)
of 52
4-3
Oath
Bosh N Roll,
4 main 5-0
Oath
Werthy89,
2 main 5-0

Premodern In 6 of 732 decks (0.8%), most in Stiflenought

Share of decks
0.8%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.9% 2026-08-17: 0.5% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 1.7% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.9% 2026-09-21: 1.0% 2026-09-28: 1.6% 2026-10-05: 0.7% 2026-10-12: 1.6% 2026-10-19: 0.7% 2026-10-26: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
5 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.6
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 12.2% 3%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.1% 25%
WUBRG (unclassified) 1.1% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Dream Halls100%146.4
Opportunity100%146.4
Svyelunite Temple100%146.4
Rush of Knowledge100%146.4
Meditate100%73.2
Arcane Denial100%66.5
Brain Freeze100%27.1
Frantic Search100%19.3
Ancient Tomb100%17.4
City of Traitors100%16.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Blue
bparis15 in Premodern Challenge 16
2-3
40%
Stiflenought
FynnOfBlood in Premodern Challenge 16
2-3
40%
Stiflenought
FynnOfBlood in Premodern Challenge 16
1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Blue
bparis15,
2 main #22
of 24
0-3
Stiflenought
FynnOfBlood,
3 main #20
of 24
1-4
Stiflenought
Elendix,
3 main 5-0
Mono-Blue
bparis15,
2 main #15
of 27
2-3
Stiflenought
FynnOfBlood,
3 main #16
of 32
2-3
WUBRG
topdeckr,
2 side 5-0

Commander In 32 of 6520 decks (0.5%), most in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero

Share of decks
0.5%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.2% 2026-08-24: 0.5% 2026-08-31: 0.5% 2026-09-07: 0.3% 2026-09-14: 0.3% 2026-09-21: 0.7% 2026-09-28: 0.4% 2026-10-05: 0.3% 2026-10-12: 0.5% 2026-10-19: 0.5% 2026-10-26: 0.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
32
32 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
27%
10 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.6% 1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.6% 0%
Scion of the Ur-Dragon 0.6% 2%
Kenrith, the Returned King 0.3% 23%
The Wandering Minstrel 0.3% 14%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier 0.2% 6%
Jacob Hauken, Inspector 0.1% 67%
Maelstrom Wanderer 0.1% 40%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Ancient Tomb84%1.0
Chrome Mox84%0.9
Gemstone Caverns84%0.9
Mystical Tutor81%2.1
Mana Vault78%0.9
Mox Diamond78%0.9
Lotus Petal75%0.8
Rhystic Study72%1.1
Misty Rainforest72%1.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
Stephen Oxford in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I
2-3
40%
Kenrith, the Returned King
Nature in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle
1-4
20%
Maelstrom Wanderer
Matthew K. in Sonoma Con cEDH $3K
1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
David Stover,
1 main #14
of 17
0-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Adrian Garlant,
1 main #11
of 25
1-2
The Wandering Minstrel
Noah Long,
1 main #5 (top 8)
of 105
3-1
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
Jonathan Bardelline,
1 main #30
of 65
0-3
Kenrith, the Returned King
eduardo roman macia,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 28
2-0
The Wandering Minstrel
Noah Long,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 20
1-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Marlin millar,
1 main #23
of 39
0-3
Tiamat
Josh Hastings,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 31
1-2

Duel Commander In 9 of 111 decks (8.1%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 7% of decks (#348)

Share of decks
8.1%
▲ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 2.4% 2026-08-17: 2.7% 2026-08-24: 7.6% 2026-08-31: 11.7% 2026-09-07: 5.4% 2026-09-14: 2.7% 2026-09-21: 9.7% 2026-09-28: 0.0% 2026-10-05: 8.6% 2026-10-12: 3.2% 2026-10-19: 15.0% 2026-10-26: 16.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
9
9 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 9.0% 60%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.7% 67%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier 1.8% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Flash100%8.5
Spell Pierce100%5.6
Spellseeker100%5.6
Gloomlake Verge100%4.0
Watery Grave100%3.8
Mistrise Village100%3.8
Underground Sea100%3.7
Undercity Sewers100%3.7
Tainted Pact100%3.1
Gitaxian Probe100%3.1

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore,
1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex,
1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
raniery,
1 main 5-0
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Albyz,
1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore,
1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex,
1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex,
1 main 5-0