---
name: "Unexpected Potential"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Conspiracy"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Hidden agenda"]
set: "CNS"
set_name: "Conspiracy"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "1acbbf61-edf7-4f67-968b-6832c2dd54d1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unexpected-potential-cns"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "banned"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unexpected Potential
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Conspiracy
- **Keywords:** Hidden agenda

## Oracle Text
Hidden agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly choose a card name. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal that name.)
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells with the chosen name.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Secrets of Paradise](/printing/secrets-of-paradise-cns.md) — Conspiracy
2. [Secret Summoning](/printing/secret-summoning-cns.md) — Conspiracy
3. [Immediate Action](/printing/immediate-action-cns.md) — Conspiracy
4. [Incendiary Dissent](/printing/incendiary-dissent-cn2.md) — Conspiracy
5. [Muzzio's Preparations](/printing/muzzios-preparations-cns.md) — Conspiracy
6. [Brago's Favor](/printing/bragos-favor-cns.md) — Conspiracy

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy (CNS) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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