Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.) I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card. II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-09-09wotc

You must search your library as the chapter II ability resolves, and you will lose 3 life.

2022-09-09wotc

As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga’s greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.

Context

Last observed at $2.51, up from $2.35 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.35 and $2.51 across 30 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $2.51.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PDMU — 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.

This card belongs to *Dominaria United Promos* (released September 2022).

Card #87p in Dominaria United Promos.

Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.

Card type: Enchantment — Saga. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Read Ahead.

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,886 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa. Rarix tracks 994 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.

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