“"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*”
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Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: {2}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
Flavor Text: "A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*
Set: Ultimate Masters (#46), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Terese Nielsen
Enchantment
Blue
Rare
$6.49
Regular
$9.28
✨ Foil
€5.28
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (14)
10 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Back to Basics Ultimate Masters Viewing | UMA | Rare | Terese Nielsen | 2018-12-07 |
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Back to Basics Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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Back to Basics Mystery Booster 2 | MB2 | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 2024-08-02 |
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Back to Basics Secret Lair Drop | SLD | Rare | Helvetica Blanc | 2024-09-30 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Retorno ao Básico Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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zhs
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Back to Basics Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Grundlagenforschung Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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Español (Spanish)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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De vuelta a lo fundamental Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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fr
Français (French)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Retour aux notions de base Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Ritorno alle Origini Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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基本に帰れ Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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基本に帰れ Ultimate Masters | UMA | Rare | Terese Nielsen | 2018-12-07 |
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ko
한국어 (Korean)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Back to Basics Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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zht
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Back to Basics Urza's Saga | USG | Rare | Andrew Robinson | 1998-10-12 |
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