Read the Bones

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7069 · Rare · Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{B}

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Learn anything you want to know— and everything you don't.

Illustrated by Nicholas Gregory · Released October 13, 2025

Prices

Printings

  1. The List #MOC-267 (PLST) · Common · 2026
  2. Secret Lair Drop #2566 (SLD) · Rare · 2026 · $2.02 USD
  3. Secret Lair Drop #7066 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $5.70 USD
  4. Secret Lair Drop #7069 (this printing) · Rare · 2025 · $6.58 USD foil
  5. Pioneer Masters #104 (PIO) · Common · 2024
  6. Foundations Jumpstart #479 (J25) · Common · 2024 · $0.30 USD
  7. Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #154 (DSC) · Common · 2024 · $0.31 USD
  8. Commander Masters #182 (CMM) · Common · 2023 · $0.34 USD
  9. March of the Machine Commander #267 (MOC) · Common · 2023 · $0.35 USD
  10. Starter Commander Decks #101 (SCD) · Common · 2022 · $0.20 USD
  11. Dominaria United Commander #117 (DMC) · Common · 2022 · $0.40 USD
  12. Time Spiral Remastered #328 (TSR) · Special · 2021 · $1.36 USD
  13. The List #DDP-56 (PLST) · Common · 2019 · $0.26 USD
  14. Commander 2017 #122 (C17) · Common · 2017 · $0.36 USD
  15. Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi #56 (DDP) · Common · 2015 · $0.38 USD
  16. Magic Origins #114 (ORI) · Common · 2015 · $0.30 USD
  17. Commander 2014 #158 (C14) · Common · 2014 · $0.33 USD
  18. Theros #101 (THS) · Common · 2013 · $0.39 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2013-09-15 · wotc — When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
  2. 2013-09-15 · wotc — You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.
  3. 2013-09-15 · wotc — Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.
  4. 2013-09-15 · wotc — You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
  5. 2013-09-15 · wotc — The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Kaalia of the Vast · in 26% of 50 decks
  2. Aminatou, Veil Piercer · in 24% of 49 decks
  3. Dihada, Binder of Wills · in 22% of 49 decks
  4. Liesa, Shroud of Dusk · in 19% of 48 decks
  5. Marrow-Gnawer · in 15% of 47 decks
  6. Y'shtola, Night's Blessed · in 10% of 49 decks
  7. Isshin, Two Heavens as One · in 10% of 49 decks
  8. Syr Konrad, the Grim · in 8% of 40 decks

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