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Deduce SOA 0016 · uncommon

Deduce · {1}{U} · Instant · Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") · "Do not overlook the unusual, for therein often lie the keys to the unknown." —Alquist Proft's case journal

Deduce · {1}{U} · Instant · Draw a card. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") · "Do not overlook the unusual, for therein often lie the keys to the unknown." —Alquist Proft's case journal

Price
from $0.213 printings
Win rate
58.0% GIH 25,112 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 14,577 wins in 25,112 card-in-hand instances.

24,604 distinct games · 8,752 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

17Lands file dated Jun 5, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

58.0%when drawn (GIH)

+2.7 pp vs 55.4% average · 25,112 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · average from 582,914 games

#85 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 5.1 on average (69,981 packs).

15 of 49 blue cards · 5 of 17 blue uncommon cards.

Taken at pick6.913,244 picks
Makes the deck69.2%13,244 picks with known usage
When played54.8%48,967.8 matchesBenched 54.4%
18,739.2 matches
When drawn58.0%25,112 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 56.0% · 9,459 instances
● Drawn later 59.3% · 15,653 instances

In hand 58.0% · 25,112 instances
Unseen in deck 51.9% · 26,499 instances
+6.2 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn58.0%25,112 instances15 of 49
Opening hand56.0%9,459 instances7 of 49
Drawn later59.3%15,653 instances19 of 49
In the deck55.0%52,672 instances14 of 49
Without seeing it51.9%26,499 instances13 of 49
Improvement when drawn+6.2 pp25,112 instances / 26,499 instances13 of 49
When benched54.4%18,739.2 matches37 of 49
Makes the deck69.2%13,244 picks with known usage21 of 49
Pick (last seen)5.169,981 packs29 of 49
Taken at6.913,244 picks30 of 49

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Prismari Opus Spellcasting UR57.6%6,244 instancesQuandrix Incremental Value UG55.5%1,386 instancesBlue–Black UB56.3%16 instances · under 100White–Blue WU33.3%12 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (58.0% · 25,112 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Essence Scatter24,715 games with both in the deckRun Behind22,483 games with both in the deckVisionary's Dance21,753 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 74% of 320 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026

Collect

3 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

SOA 0016 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.21
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.30

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 894 packs (0.11%) · 3.3% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 29 packs (3.50%) · 65.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterMystical Archive87.5%Mystical Archive uncommon
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · foil

Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Dominik Mayer, SOA 16 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗