Careful Consideration
Time Spiral (TSP) #52 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}
Target player draws four cards, then discards three cards. If you cast this spell during your main phase, instead that player draws four cards, then discards two cards.
"Sages who take the time to verify their sources are rewarded for their diligence."
—Jhoira, to Teferi
Illustrated by Janine Johnston · Released October 6, 2006
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.19 USD · €0.12 EUR
- Foil: $0.79 USD · €0.57 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.07 USD (58.3%) to $0.19 USD; low $0.12 USD, high $0.19 USD.
Printings
- Time Spiral Remastered #56 (TSR) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.30 USD
- Modern Masters #37 (MMA) · Uncommon · 2013 · $0.20 USD
- Time Spiral #52 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2006 · $0.19 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — If a spell or ability copies Careful Consideration, the target player discards three cards for the copy after drawing four cards. This is because the copy wasn't cast at all.