Founding the Third Path
~$0.26 low · ~$0.31 high
Blue. Enchantment — Saga
Dominaria United #50 · Illustrated by Chris Seaman
Dominaria United #50 · Illustrated by Chris SeamanWhat is Founding the Third Path worth?
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Oracle text
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 1 or 2 from your hand without paying its mana cost.
II — Target player mills four cards.
III — Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy.
Format legality
The only printing of Founding the Third Path
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominaria United dmu #50· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.22 · €0.72 foil | uncommon | $0.26 | $0.31 | €0.22€0.72 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #14,146 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Read Ahead, Mill
- Artist
- Chris Seaman
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dominaria United card (#50).
050 · DMU · U · EN
- 050Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DMUSet code for Dominaria United
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2022-09-09
As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga’s greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.
2022-09-09
If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.2022-09-09
You must pay all costs for the copy of a spell you cast as Founding the Third Path’s last chapter ability resolves. If you choose to cast it, you must cast as the ability resolves. You can’t wait and cast it at a later time.
2022-09-09
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
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