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Careful Consideration
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Modern MastersMMA · #37
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.13 € · ★ 0.38 € · 0.20 $ · ★ 0.22 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Janine Johnston
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-06-07
Flavour text
"Sages who take the time to verify their sources are rewarded for their diligence." —Jhoira, to Teferi
Rulings
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.
