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Approach of the Second Sun

{6}{W}

Sorcery

STAStrixhaven Mystical Archive#1mythic
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Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 101–4680
Illustrator
Minttu Hynninen
Found in
Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Pack · Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Pack · Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Pack
Printings10Combos108EDHREC rank#1,000
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.
Plays as:
TuckAlternate Win
Market · per finishspark updated 26m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+21.7%
$8.30
$6.73 low$1.73 gapTCGplayer
Foil+1.7%
$15.63
$12.85 low$2.65 gapTCGplayer
Etched-12.6%
$11.34
lowTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$7.01· across 10 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

6 · latest Jul 14, 2017
  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    Approach of the Second Sun has no effect until it's resolving. If the second one you cast is countered, you won't win the game.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    A card that changes zones is considered a new object, so casting the same Approach of the Second Sun card on a later turn is “another spell” named Approach of the Second Sun.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    A copy of a spell isn't cast, so it won't count as the first nor as the second Approach of the Second Sun.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    As your second Approach of the Second Sun resolves, it checks only whether the first one was cast, not whether the first one resolved. If your first Approach of the Second Sun was countered, you'll still win the game as your second one resolves.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If you have fewer than six cards in your library, you'll put Approach of the Second Sun on the bottom of your library. Otherwise, you'll lift up the top six cards without looking at them and place Approach of the Second Sun just under them.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    The second Approach of the Second Sun that you cast must be cast from your hand, but first may have been cast from anywhere.