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Once Upon a Time
INSTANT

Once Upon a Time

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.
CMC
2
Set
PELD
Rarity
rare
Price
$1.57
FORMATS
CommanderLEGAL
Brawl (Historic)STAPLE 1.7%
DraftNOT LEGAL
StandardNOT LEGAL
ModernBANNED
PioneerBANNED
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  • WWizards of the Coast2019-10-04
    Official Ruling
    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.

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COMMENTS · 3
  • WO
    Once Upon a Time was banned in modern on March 9, 2020. Over the past months, Once Upon a Time has become one of the most played cards in Modern, contributing to several of the most popular and highest winning decks. The consistency provided by Once Upon a Time allows these decks to much more reliably enact their early-game plan compared to other archetypes in the metagame, leading to less divergent gameplay paths. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/news/march-9-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
  • WO
    Once Upon a Time was banned in historic on March 9, 2020. Once Upon a Time is a powerful card that is difficult to interact with in an advantageous way. After observing the health of the format with and without these cards, we've decided to upgrade the suspensions to bans. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/news/march-9-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement
  • WO
    Once Upon a Time was banned in standard on November 18, 2019. Alongside Oko, Thief of Crowns, Once Upon a Time is one of the key reasons green has been overrepresented in the environment. It contributes to a high consistency of strong starts and provides a level of early mana fixing that other colors don't have access to. Arena data indicates that, without also removing Once Upon a Time, green decks would still continue to be too powerful and consistent going forward. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-18-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement