Open the Way
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #280 · Rare · Sorcery
Mana cost: {X}{G}{G}
X can't be greater than the number of players in the game.
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Illustrated by Livia Prima · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.70 USD · €1.11 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.02 USD (2.8%) to $0.70 USD; low $0.66 USD, high $0.77 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #280 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $0.70 USD
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath Promos #23p (PMAT) · Rare · 2024 · $4.99 USD
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath #123 (MAT) · Rare · 2023 · $3.94 USD etched
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath #163 (MAT) · Rare · 2023 · $4.99 USD
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath #23 (MAT) · Rare · 2023 · $2.36 USD
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath #73 (MAT) · Rare · 2023 · $5.13 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2023-05-12 · wotc — The number of players in the game is checked only as you choose the value for X. Once you've cast Open the Way, players leaving the game in response to the spell won't affect the number of land cards you'll find.
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- Zimone, Infinite Analyst · in 63% of 48 decks
- Omo, Queen of Vesuva · in 12% of 50 decks
- Radha, Heir to Keld · in 11% of 47 decks