Once Upon a Time
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeInstant
Color identity Green
RarityRare
SetThrone of Eldraine (ELD)
ArtistMatt Stewart
Price€1.40 · foil €3.39 · $1.03
Mana value2TypeInstant
Color identity Green
RarityRare
SetThrone of Eldraine (ELD)
ArtistMatt Stewart
Price€1.40 · foil €3.39 · $1.03About this card
Once Upon a Time is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: green). First printed in Throne of Eldraine Promos (2019); 6 paper printings in total. Legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Banned in Pioneer and Modern. Cheapest printing: €0.86 (Mystery Booster 2); most expensive: €4.31 (Throne of Eldraine).
Once Upon a Time
Instant
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.
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.
Name in each language
FrançaisIl était une fois...EnglishOnce Upon a TimeEspañolHabía una vezDeutschEs war einmalItalianoC'era Una VoltaPortuguêsEra Uma Vez日本語むかしむかし
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerBannedModernBannedLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricBannedTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2019-10-04
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.
