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Pure Intentions

{W}

Instant — Arcane

SOKSaviors of Kamigawa#25rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3850
Illustrator
Randy Gallegos
Found in
Saviors of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption Foil · Saviors of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption · Saviors of Kamigawa Booster Pack
Printings1Combos4EDHREC rank#28,434
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

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

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard cards this turn, return those cards from your graveyard to your hand. When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, return this card from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Plays as:
Recursion
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Rulings

4 · latest Jun 1, 2005
  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    Discarding Pure Intentions to your own spell or ability doesn't trigger its abilities.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes a player to discard multiple cards, such as Waking Nightmare or Three Tragedies, Pure Intentions doesn't return to hand until its triggered ability has resolved. A player can't discard the same Pure Intentions twice for the same discard effect.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    Neither part cares who decides which card to discard — only the controller of the spell or ability matters.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    The first part of Pure Intentions is the effect of casting Pure Intentions. The second part is a triggered ability that triggers whenever an opponent's spell or ability causes a player to discard Pure Intentions.

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