---
name: "Advice from the Fae"
mana_cost: "{2/U}{2/U}{2/U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "5063f015-bd1c-4e14-9888-63e202be2ac8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/advice-from-the-fae-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Advice from the Fae
- **Mana Cost:** `{2/U}{2/U}{2/U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
({2/U} can be paid with any two mana or with {U}. This card's mana value is 6.)
Look at the top five cards of your library. If you control more creatures than each other player, put two of those cards into your hand. Otherwise, put one of them into your hand. Then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stock Up](/printing/stock-up-dft.md) — Sorcery
2. [Pieces of the Puzzle](/printing/pieces-of-the-puzzle-sir.md) — Sorcery
3. [Thassa's Oracle](/printing/thassas-oracle-thb.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Fact or Fiction](/printing/fact-or-fiction-cmm.md) — Instant
5. [Sleight of Hand](/printing/sleight-of-hand-me4.md) — Sorcery
6. [Fortune's Favor](/printing/fortunes-favor-prm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #28
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`