---
name: "Expressive Iteration"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2305"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Irina Nordsol"
oracle_id: "c7aecca5-2f67-4245-ab2d-e723d8b23a67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/expressive-iteration-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "banned"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Expressive Iteration
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.

> *Though fire and water were opposing elements, they complimented each other beautifully.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Act on Impulse](/printing/act-on-impulse-j22.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tezzeret's Reckoning](/printing/tezzerets-reckoning-yone.md) — Instant
3. [Three Wishes](/printing/three-wishes-vis.md) — Instant
4. [Strategic Planning](/printing/strategic-planning-khm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Adventurous Impulse](/printing/adventurous-impulse-iko.md) — Sorcery
6. [Glimpse the Future](/printing/glimpse-the-future-m14.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2305
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Irina Nordsol
- **Total Printings:** 69 across all historical editions

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