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Once Upon a Time

one generic manaone green manaInstant

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If this spell is the first spell you've cast this game, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

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Foil 3.01 $

16 printings · up to 4.58 $

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Once Upon a Time rulings

  • The earliest opportunity you have to cast Once Upon a Time is during the first player's upkeep, before that player can play a land.

Once Upon a Time format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerBanned
  • ModernBanned
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricBanned
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal

Other

  • TLRLegal

All printings of Once Upon a Time 16

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