---
name: "Master the Way"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "909a10f5-a607-474f-8b8b-0176fd840650"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/master-the-way-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Master the Way
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Draw a card. Master the Way deals damage to any target equal to the number of cards in your hand.

> *「灵宗并无终始。是为道。」 ～洁斯凯可汗娜尔施*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Invoke the Firemind](/printing/invoke-the-firemind-gpt.md) — Sorcery
2. [Spiraling Embers](/printing/spiraling-embers-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Cerebral Vortex](/printing/cerebral-vortex-gpt.md) — Instant
5. [Fateful Showdown](/printing/fateful-showdown-kld.md) — Instant
6. [Union of the Third Path](/printing/union-of-the-third-path-bro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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