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Battle of Wits

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment

M13Magic 2013#44rare

There is no loftier ambition than the pursuit of knowledge.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Jason Chan
Found in
2013 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2013 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings6EDHREC rank#16,721
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
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
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 200 or more cards in your library, you win the game.
Plays as:
Alternate Win
Market · per finishspark updated 41m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+814.3%
$1.92
$0.15 low$0.05 gapTCGplayer
Foil+521.9%
$4.54
$2.03 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.05· across 6 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jul 1, 2012
  • WotCJul 1, 2012

    Battle of Wits has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” This means that if you don’t have 200 or more cards in your library at the beginning of your upkeep, the ability won’t trigger. If the ability does trigger, but you have fewer than 200 cards in your library when the ability resolves, the ability will do nothing.

  • WotCJul 1, 2012

    In tournaments, you must be able to shuffle your entire deck within a reasonable amount of time.

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