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Open the Way

{X}{G}{G}

Sorcery

MATMarch of the Machine: The Aftermath#73rare
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Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 36–360
Illustrator
Daren Bader
Found in
March of the Machine The Aftermath Collector Booster Pack · March of the Machine The Aftermath Epilogue Booster Pack
Printings6EDHREC rank#1,668
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
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
X can't be greater than the number of players in the game. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Plays as:
X Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 26m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-0.2%
$5.27
$3.53 low$2.03 gapTCGplayer
Foil-3.4%
$4.79
$3.00 low-$0.20 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.72· across 6 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest May 12, 2023
  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    The number of players in the game is checked only as you choose the value for X. Once you've cast Open the Way, players leaving the game in response to the spell won't affect the number of land cards you'll find.

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