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Psychic Vortex

Psychic Vortex

{2}{U}{U}
Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep—Draw a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a land and discard your hand.

"Tolaria floats upon a wheel of fortune." —Ertai, wizard adept

Illustrated by Steve Luke

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Not Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#50
RarityRare
ReleasedJun 9, 1997
EDHREC rank#15,346
Reserved listYes

Prices

USD$3.83
EUR€3.33
MTGO0.39 tix
Rulings (2)
  • You may choose to draw cards to pay the cumulative upkeep cost even if the number of cards you’d have to draw exceeds the number of cards in your library. If enough of those draws are replaced by replacement effects so you don’t actually attempt to draw a card with an empty library, everything’s fine. However, if you do attempt to draw a card with an empty library this way, Psychic Vortex will remain on the battlefield but you’ll lose the game as a state-based action as soon as the cumulative upkeep ability finishes resolving.

    Apr 1, 2008 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Psychic Vortex’s cumulative upkeep ability has you draw cards as a cost. If you choose to do so, and some or all of those draws are replaced by replacement effects, you are still considered to have paid the cumulative upkeep cost.

    Apr 1, 2008 · Wizards of the Coast

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