---
name: "Open the Gates"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "RVR"
set_name: "Ravnica Remastered"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Thacker"
oracle_id: "f38e43b6-9a8c-4f6a-bd1c-d5c4913a28a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/open-the-gates-rvr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Open the Gates
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Search your library for a basic land card or Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

> *"If you don't have a destination in mind, the route is all that matters."
—Tamina, district guide*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Circuitous Route](/printing/circuitous-route-grn.md) — Sorcery
2. [Lay of the Land](/printing/lay-of-the-land-m14.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shared Roots](/printing/shared-roots-soa.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
4. [Untamed Wilds](/printing/untamed-wilds-por.md) — Sorcery
5. [Explore the Underdark](/printing/explore-the-underdark-clb.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sylvan Scrying](/printing/sylvan-scrying-prm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #151
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Thacker
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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