wotc
You choose which opponent chooses the pile while resolving Abstract Performance.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #17
Abstract Performance
soc·#17·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Alessandra Pisano
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Apr '26
1 mo ago
Value
$0.32$0 (-31.9%)
30 days high $0.47 · low $0.32
Volatility · high
EUR€0.31USD$0.32TIX2.69 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,201 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Exile the top four cards of your library in a face-down pile, then exile the top four cards of your library in a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your graveyard. Look at the cards in the other pile. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest into your hand.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 6
wotc
You cast the spell while Abstract Performance is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on its types are ignored.
wotc
If you have fewer than eight cards in your library, the second pile will be smaller than the first. If you have fewer than five cards in your library, only the face-down pile will have cards in it at all, and the second pile will be empty. In that case, your opponent will probably choose to put the pile with cards in it into your graveyard.
Context
Last observed at $0.32, down from $0.47 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.24 and $2.43 across 39 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.32.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes 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 *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander* (released April 2026).
Card #17 in Secrets of Strixhaven Commander.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {5}{U} (6 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,201 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Alessandra Pisano. Rarix tracks 103 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Alessandra Pisano
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