Founding the Third Path
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 1 or 2 from your hand without paying its mana cost.
II — Target player mills four cards.
III — Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
4- 2022-09-09
As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga’s greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.
- 2022-09-09
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- 2022-09-09
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
- 2022-09-09
You must pay all costs for the copy of a spell you cast as Founding the Third Path’s last chapter ability resolves. If you choose to cast it, you must cast as the ability resolves. You can’t wait and cast it at a later time.
Versions
1| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMUDominaria United | 50 | 2022 | Uncommon | Chris Seaman |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Las Vegas 2023 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Dominaria United Jumpstart Booster Box · Booster box | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Draft Booster Box · Booster box | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Set Booster Box · Booster box | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Bundle · Bundle | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Collector Booster Box · Booster box | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Prerelease Pack · Limited kit | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Jumpstart Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMU |
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| Dominaria United Set Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Draft Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMU | ||
| Dominaria United Collector Booster Pack · Booster pack | DMU |