Read the Runes
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- The List #ONS-104 (rare)
- Price
- $0.61 USD
Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.
Read the Runes has 4 printings, first in Onslaught (2002). EDHREC ranks it #11,592 among Commander cards. It appears most in Minn, Wily Illusionist decks (2,016 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Read the Runes
- Invent Superiority - Commander 2016, led by Breya, Etherium Shaper
Commanders that run Read the Runes most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Minn, Wily Illusionist: 2,016 decks
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor: 1,217 decks
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell: 1,006 decks
- The Watcher in the Water: 689 decks
- Hakim, Loreweaver: 27 decks
- Inga Rune-Eyes: 20 decks
- Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar: 14 decks
- Kid Loki
Often played with Read the Runes
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You are never forced to sacrifice any permanents. You can choose to discard your entire hand if your hand is smaller than the number of cards you are required to discard.
- : You draw the cards, then sacrifice any permanents you want to sacrifice, then discard the required number of card from your hand. There is no chance to play any cards in between these actions.