---
name: "Sail into the West"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "149"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Leonardo Borazio"
oracle_id: "0a8956d0-bd37-4305-8443-4df043796f6e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sail-into-the-west-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sail into the West
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for return or embark. If return gets more votes, each player returns up to two cards from their graveyard to their hand, then you exile Sail into the West. If embark gets more votes or the vote is tied, each player may discard their hand and draw seven cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
2. [Illusion of Choice](/printing/illusion-of-choice-cn2.md) — Instant
3. [Plea for Power](/printing/plea-for-power-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Custodi Squire](/printing/custodi-squire-cmm.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
5. [Travel Through Caradhras](/printing/travel-through-caradhras-ltc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Magister of Worth](/printing/magister-of-worth-cns.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #149
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Leonardo Borazio
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`