---
name: "Read the Tides"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tommy Arnold"
oracle_id: "e5c4ed40-5069-4606-81f2-59dcfa1345bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/read-the-tides-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Read the Tides
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Draw three cards.
• Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.

> *As cartas náuticas e os instrumentos funcionam bem, mas os melhores navegadores não abrem mão de um pouco de magia para dar um empurrãozinho favorável nas marés.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Calamitous Tide](/printing/calamitous-tide-blb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Consuming Tide](/printing/consuming-tide-pvow.md) — Sorcery
3. [Swirling Torrent](/printing/swirling-torrent-rna.md) — Sorcery
4. [Captivating Gyre](/printing/captivating-gyre-m20.md) — Sorcery
5. [Crashing Tide](/printing/crashing-tide-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #62
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tommy Arnold
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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