---
name: "Read the Runes"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "74316be1-041f-4a2e-a296-0b496f90ca25"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/read-the-runes-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Read the Runes
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Occult Epiphany](/printing/occult-epiphany-voc.md) — Instant
2. [Rhystic Scrying](/printing/rhystic-scrying-pcy.md) — Sorcery
3. [Pull from Tomorrow](/printing/pull-from-tomorrow-eoc.md) — Instant
4. [Thirst for Knowledge](/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-mrd.md) — Instant
5. [Perilous Research](/printing/perilous-research-csp.md) — Instant
6. [Blue Sun's Zenith](/printing/blue-suns-zenith-c13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 19 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: `legal`