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Lay Bare
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Rise of the EldraziROE · #74
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.05 € · ★ 0.31 € · 0.09 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target spell. Look at its controller's hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- 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
- Chippy
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2010-04-23
Flavour text
"It's good to learn from your failures, but I prefer to learn from the failures of others." —Jace Beleren
Rulings
If the targeted spell is an illegal target by the time Lay Bare resolves, Lay Bare doesn’t resolve. You won’t look at its controller’s hand.