Gifts Ungiven

Instant

Search your library for up to four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

Legality

Format	Legality
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

Abaques on Beta Brackets Update Today

3 weeks ago

Gifts Ungiven seems like it might be a mistake to me. It's basically tutoring for 4 cards with a 4-mana instant.

I agree that Coalition Victory is also probably a mistake. It just won't lead to fun games and I think it'll show up more than anyone would like.

I'm happy they didn't un-ban Prime Time. I think a lot of people clamoring for it to get un-banned were really underestimating its power level.

DemonDragonJ on Commander/EDH Banlist

3 weeks ago

With today's banned and restricted announcement, I have removed Braids, Cabal Minion, Coalition Victory, Gifts Ungiven, Panoptic Mirror, and Sway of the Stars from this list, and, as a side note, I do not at all agree with Braids being unbanned, since she was banned for a very good reason.

Tsukimi on Beta Brackets Update Today

3 weeks ago

Hey y'all, curious to see what people think about the Bracket changes and unbans announced today.

Update to Brackets

Honestly, it looks like more steps in the right direction to me. All of the new Game Changers seem like solid additions, especially happy to see Teferi's Protection and Deflecting Swat added to the list.

Any cards you were hoping to see unbanned that weren't? Any card that got unbanned that you are excited to use again? I know a few of my decks might appreciate a Braids, Cabal Minion and even Gifts Ungiven

legendofa on Rules Committee Gives Up Managing …

7 months ago

Okay, looks like some of my questions got almost answered.

https://mtginsider.com/mtg-commander-power-bracket/

This has a link to an hour-long video I don't have the time and focus for right now, but to summarize the summary:

Not every card will be bracketed. Some cards, like Thassa's Oracle and friends, will be bracketed based on their combo power instead of face value strength. Other cards will be bracketed based on "fun-ness". Stax, prison, MLD, and similar effects will probably be in bracket 3-4. Your deck's power level is equal to the highest individual card power level. Unbanning cards is possible, but not yet confirmed. No further cards are expected to be banned.

Moving into personal opinion, cards I'd like to see unbanned that I don't think will break anything too much:

• Biorhythm (alternate win con for green, high cost, sorcery speed)

• Gifts Ungiven (although double tutor + graveyard stuff might still be too much)

• Leovold, Emissary of Trest (probably over the line, but I want Sultai Elves!)

• Panoptic Mirror (probably in higher brackets for combo potential)

• Sway of the Stars (obnoxious, but not overpowered)

• Sylvan Primordial (borderline)

• Upheaval (Cyclonic Rift gets to hang out, but this doesn't?)

Icbrgr on Madcap Control

7 months ago

@Xica... I really wanna thank you for reminding me of Madcap Expiriments existence. I have been playtesting with it and this is just infinitely better. I have the fetch/shock lands to support it and a playset of madcap is like $2 bucks so I really cant justify trying to play on hard mode with Gifts Ungiven/Master Transmuter... I'm a bit mad that I'm no longer a pure blue deck and can no longer run Giant's Amulet but ill get over it.

@Craeter... Unfortunately the LGS has to vote unanimously in favor of proxies to be used for FNM. It used to be a non-issue with people proxying a few cards here and there or just for a functional mana base but it got out of hand over time.

Xica on Madcap Control

7 months ago

How does Gifts Ungiven help in getting Platinum Angel or Platinum Emperion onto the battlefield?

Taida on Esper reanimator

11 months ago

wallisface thanks for the recommendations, I will try all of them to see what sticks. However, changing all the interaction for Bone Shards makes some sense, but I would still prefer to have some instant speed removal, so I might only substitute part. I will also for sure include Unmarked Grave, maybe substituting Gifts Ungiven and Lively Dirge. I will regardless try how does it work with less lands, as I have maybe added too many.

wallisface on Esper reanimator

11 months ago

Some thoughts, keeping in mind your budget:

• I would swap both Cut Down and Murderous Rider for Bone Shards. Rider is too slow, and Cut has too-few options for targets. Bone Shards deals with almost any threat, while letting you discard a reanimation piece into the graveyard.

• I would suggest running the full playsets (4-ofs) both Faithful Mending and Tainted Indulgence. To make room for those five cards i’d suggest ditching Gifts Ungiven, Lively Dirge, (both too slow), and a single land.

• I think your land count can go down to 23. In addition to the land removed above, i’d suggest getting rid of another, as well as the Terror of Towashi, to run 2x Unmarked Grave and a single copy of Unburial Rites. The Unmarked Grave can put anything into your graveyard for just 2 mana, which could include the Rites to flashback, if you already have a creature target.