Price$0.49 – $12.87
Buy on TCGplayerPreordain
Sorcery
LegalCard DrawRank #219
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.)
KeywordsScry
Why is this card good?
Preordain is one of the best one-mana cantrips in blue, and it earns its spot in nearly any deck running islands.
The scry 2 before drawing is what makes it elite — you bin two cards you don't want, then draw a card you do. That's smoothing plus card selection wrapped into a single blue pip, far better than a blind draw like Opt. It digs you toward your combo pieces, fixes early land drops, and filters dead late-game cards.
Who wants it: spellslinger and storm decks (it counts toward prowess/magecraft and storm count), combo decks needing consistency, control shells, and any cEDH-adjacent blue deck. Commanders like Kraum, Talrand, or any U/x combo helm love the cheap selection.
When to skip it: big mana ramp/voltron decks that want raw card advantage rather than selection — Preordain only nets you one card, so it's not a value engine. Battlecruiser tables care less about a one-mana smoother and more about haymakers. Otherwise, play it.
Related cards
Ponder
One-mana blue cantrip with top-deck manipulation, near-identical role.
Brainstorm
One-mana draw three, top-deck setup; staple blue cantrip.
Opt
One-mana instant scry 1 plus draw, cheaper smoothing.
Serum Visions
One-mana draw plus scry 2, very similar to Preordain.
Sleight of Hand
One-mana selective card draw, library filtering.
Mystic Speculation
Scry 3 with buyback, repeatable top-deck control.
Index
One-mana arranges top five cards for deck setup.
Consider
One-mana surveil 1 then draw, cantrip with graveyard synergy.
Printings (23)
Show all 23 printingsShow fewer
Played by these commanders
Okaun, Eye of Chaos100% of 1
The Thirteenth Doctor100% of 1
Galadriel, Elven-Queen100% of 1
Shiko and Narset, Unified100% of 1
Urza, Chief Artificer100% of 1
Anhelo, the Painter100% of 1
Mizzix of the Izmagnus100% of 1
Yasmin Khan100% of 1
Stella Lee, Wild Card100% of 1
Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom100% of 1