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Diminishing Returns

{2}{U}{U}

Sorcery

ALLAlliances#26rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
1993
Pull rate
~1 in 55
Illustrator
Allen Williams
Found in
Alliances Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#17,586
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You exile the top ten cards of your library. Then each player draws up to seven cards.
Market · per finishspark updated 41m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-21.4%
$12.05
$7.72 low$0.97 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$7.68· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Jun 8, 2016
  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    Diminishing Returns won’t be put into your graveyard until after it’s finished resolving, which means it won’t be shuffled into your library as part of its own effect.

  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    Each player chooses to draw any number of cards from zero to seven. First the player whose turn it is chooses how many cards to draw, then draws those cards, then each other player in turn order does the same.

  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    The exiled cards are exiled face up. You’ll see them before you choose how many cards to draw.

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