---
name: "Natural Selection"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "2ED"
set_name: "Unlimited Edition"
collector_number: "213"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "57f90b30-bcb0-447e-8788-5c5ded187207"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/natural-selection-2ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Natural Selection
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order. You may have that player shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Portent](/printing/portent-cst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ponder](/printing/ponder-p08.md) — Sorcery
3. [Omen](/printing/omen-por.md) — Sorcery
4. [Elemental Augury](/printing/elemental-augury-me2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Stunted Growth](/printing/stunted-growth-me2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ransack](/printing/ransack-s99.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unlimited Edition (2ED) #213
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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