Shadow of Doubt (RAV)
Instant
( can be paid with either or .)
Players can't search libraries this turn.
Draw a card.
"Your ignorance is my bliss."
—Szadek
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Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2005-10-01:
If an effect says “You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library,” you can’t choose to search since it’s impossible, and you won’t shuffle.
- 2005-10-01:
If an effect says “Search your library . . . Then shuffle your library,” the search effect fails, but you will have to shuffle.
- 2005-10-01:
Since players can’t search, players won’t be able to find any cards in a library. The effect applies to all players and all libraries. If a spell or ability’s effect has other parts that don’t depend on searching for or finding cards, they will still work normally.
- 2005-10-01:
Effects that tell a player to reveal cards from a library or look at cards from the top of a library will still work. Only effects that use the word “search” will fail.