---
name: "Planar Genesis"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "198"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Liiga Smilshkalne"
oracle_id: "b368121b-9984-4a01-8d35-d1e4a8a87539"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/planar-genesis-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Planar Genesis
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Look at the top four cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. If you don't, put a card from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

> *Dal nulla era nato qualcosa.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Planar Atlas](/printing/planar-atlas-plst.md) — Artifact
2. [In the Presence of Ages](/printing/in-the-presence-of-ages-lci.md) — Instant
3. [Gift of the Gargantuan](/printing/gift-of-the-gargantuan-ala.md) — Sorcery
4. [Planar Engineering](/printing/planar-engineering-psos.md) — Sorcery
5. [Cartographer's Survey](/printing/cartographers-survey-vow.md) — Sorcery
6. [Realms Uncharted](/printing/realms-uncharted-sld.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #198
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Liiga Smilshkalne
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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