Once Upon a Time
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #169 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{G}
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.
Illustrated by Matt Stewart · Released October 4, 2019
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.06 USD · €0.94 EUR
- Foil: $3.01 USD · €2.12 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.13 USD (14.0%) to $1.06 USD; low $0.88 USD, high $1.23 USD.
Printings
- Mystery Booster 2 #71 (MB2) · Rare · 2024 · $0.56 USD
- The List #ELD-169 (PLST) · Rare · 2023 · $1.37 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #169 (this printing) · Rare · 2019 · $1.06 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #371 (ELD) · Rare · 2019 · $4.58 USD
- Throne of Eldraine Promos #169p (PELD) · Rare · 2019 · $1.78 USD
- Throne of Eldraine Promos #169s (PELD) · Rare · 2019 · $7.11 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Banned
- Historic: Banned
- Modern: Banned
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- Klothys, God of Destiny · in 6% of 48 decks