Recycle
~$4.88 TCGplayer
Green. EnchantmentReserved List
Tempest #248 · Illustrated by Phil Foglio
Tempest #248 · Illustrated by Phil FoglioWhat is Recycle worth?
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Oracle text
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you play a card, draw a card.
Your maximum hand size is two.
Format legality
The only printing of Recycle
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tempest tmp #248· 1997rare· Cardmarket €2.66 | rare | $4.88 | €2.66 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #17,511 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Phil Foglio
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tempest card (#248).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (4)
2007-02-01
Countering a spell that has been cast will not prevent you from drawing the card.
2007-02-01
Your maximum hand size is checked only during the cleanup step of your turn. At any other time, you may have any number of cards in hand.
2009-10-01
If multiple effects modify your hand size, apply them in timestamp order. For example, if you put Spellbook (an artifact that says you have no maximum hand size) onto the battlefield and then put Recycle onto the battlefield, your maximum hand size will be two. However, if those permanents entered in the opposite order, you would have no maximum hand size.
2018-07-13
To play a card means to play a land or to cast a spell that's a card (and not a copy of a card).
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