A player's "opening hand" is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player's opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.
For a player's life total to become 26, the player gains or loses the appropriate amount of life. For example, if your life total is 4 when Providence resolves, it will cause you to gain 22 life; alternatively, if your life total is 40 when it resolves, it will cause you to lose 14 life. Other cards that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.
Revealing multiples of Providence from your opening hand won't cause your life total to become 32 or any number other than 26.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.56 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from EMN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #37 of *Eldritch Moon*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2016 Eldritch Moon release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5}{W}{W} (7 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,319 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Zack Stella. Rarix catalogs 450 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Zack Stella
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