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Recycle

{4}{G}{G}

Enchantment

TMPTempest#248rare
Reserved List
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 110
Illustrator
Phil Foglio
Found in
Tempest Theme Deck The Swarm · Tempest Starter Deck · Tempest Booster Pack
Printings2CombosIn 1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Skip your draw step. Whenever you play a card, draw a card. Your maximum hand size is two.

Plays as: Card Draw

Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+1.6%
$4.42
$1.45 low-$0.05 gap
Cheapest playable copy$4.42· across 2 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Jul 13, 2018 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 13, 2018

    To play a card means to play a land or to cast a spell that's a card (and not a copy of a card).

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    If multiple effects modify your hand size, apply them in timestamp order. For example, if you put Spellbook (an artifact that says you have no maximum hand size) onto the battlefield and then put Recycle onto the battlefield, your maximum hand size will be two. However, if those permanents entered in the opposite order, you would have no maximum hand size.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2007

    Countering a spell that has been cast will not prevent you from drawing the card.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2007

    Your maximum hand size is checked only during the cleanup step of your turn. At any other time, you may have any number of cards in hand.