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Preordain SOA 0021 · rare

Preordain · {U} · Sorcery · Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) · "Raw power wins battles, but those who choose the shape of the battlefield win the war." —*The Pool of Knowledge*, opening inscription

Preordain · {U} · Sorcery · Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) · "Raw power wins battles, but those who choose the shape of the battlefield win the war." —*The Pool of Knowledge*, opening inscription

Price
from $3.313 printings
Win rate
56.4% GIH 2,343 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 1,322 wins in 2,343 card-in-hand instances.

2,339 distinct games · 865 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

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

Draft data

56.4%when drawn (GIH)

+1.0 pp vs 55.4% average · 2,343 instances

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

#137 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.8 on average (5,834 packs).

22 of 49 blue cards · 8 of 11 blue rare cards.

Taken at pick4.91,195 picks
Makes the deck74.4%1,195 picks with known usage
When played54.4%4,829.7 matchesBenched 55.6%
1,360.3 matches
When drawn56.4%2,343 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 52.6% · 908 instances
● Drawn later 58.8% · 1,435 instances

In hand 56.4% · 2,343 instances
Unseen in deck 51.9% · 2,577 instances
+4.5 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn56.4%2,343 instances22 of 49
Opening hand52.6%908 instances26 of 49
Drawn later58.8%1,435 instances22 of 49
In the deck54.2%5,026 instances22 of 49
Without seeing it51.9%2,577 instances9 of 49
Improvement when drawn+4.5 pp2,343 instances / 2,577 instances27 of 49
When benched55.6%1,360.3 matches7 of 49
Makes the deck74.4%1,195 picks with known usage15 of 49
Pick (last seen)3.85,834 packs17 of 49
Taken at4.91,195 picks18 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 UR55.0%700 instancesQuandrix Incremental Value UG54.1% ◌194 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (56.4% · 2,343 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 Scatter2,380 games with both in the deckRun Behind2,122 games with both in the deckVisionary's Dance1,990 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 57% 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 0021 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$3.31
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$5.37

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 8,047 packs (0.01%) · 0.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 258 packs (0.39%) · 11.0% 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 Archive9.6%Mystical Archive rare
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · traditional foil

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

Details & sources

Legal in
Timeless · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Aitor Sebastián, SOA 21 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗