“Jariad burned the midnight oil, burned through scroll after scroll, and then burned down his laboratory.”
Burning Inquiry
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {R}
Oracle Rules Text: Each player draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.
Flavor Text: Jariad burned the midnight oil, burned through scroll after scroll, and then burned down his laboratory.
Set: Magic 2010 (#128), Rarity: Common, Artist: Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Sorcery
Red
Common
$3.35
Regular
$16.79
✨ Foil
€3.10
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2009-10-01
First the player whose turn it is draws three cards, then each other player in turn order does so. Then the active player randomly chooses the three cards they will discard, then each other player in turn order does so. Then all the cards are discarded at the same time.
2009-10-01
Each player must discard three cards, even a player that (for some reason) didn’t actually draw three cards.
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