---
name: "Steam Augury"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "244"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "0aa556a6-66aa-42f1-ba41-0001e10c20a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steam-augury-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Steam Augury
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Reveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fact or Fiction](/printing/fact-or-fiction-cmm.md) — Instant
2. [Epiphany at the Drownyard](/printing/epiphany-at-the-drownyard-sir.md) — Instant
3. [Truth or Tale](/printing/truth-or-tale-tsp.md) — Instant
4. [Pieces of the Puzzle](/printing/pieces-of-the-puzzle-sir.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fortune's Favor](/printing/fortunes-favor-prm.md) — Instant
6. [Murmurs from Beyond](/printing/murmurs-from-beyond-sok.md) — Instant — Arcane

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #244
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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