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Read the Bones

{2}{B}

Sorcery

DMCDominaria United Commander#117common

The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Lars Grant-West
Found in
Dominaria United Commander Deck Legends Legacy
Printings17EDHREC rank#477
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Plays as:
Card DrawScryLife OutletLibrary Manipulation
Market · per finishspark updated 47m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+2.5%
$0.41
$0.22 low$0.14 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 17 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Sep 15, 2013
  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.