Once Upon a Time
1Instant
Text
If this spell is the first spell you've cast this game, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
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Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026
from €1.23
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | — | $3.99 |
| Cardmarket | €1.23 | €3.00 |
| CardTrader Buy | €1.54 | €2.08 |
| TCGplayer | $1.69 | $3.66 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
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max €1.45
CardTrader market
28 offers · from €1.54 · avg €360.58 · max €10,000.64
Near Mint: 19 · Slightly Played: 9
Rulings (1)
The earliest opportunity you have to cast Once Upon a Time is during the first player's upkeep, before that player can play a land.
10/04/2019Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Banned |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |