Anchor to Reality
Anchor to Reality: Sorcery, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO)
- Released
- 2022-02-18
- Collector number
- 45
- Artist
- Alix Branwyn
- Commander rank
- 8,381 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Anchor to Reality
Anchor to Reality is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue sorcery from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), an expansion set released in February 2022. It is collector number 45 in that set, with art by Alix Branwyn. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
Search your library for an Equipment or Vehicle card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. If it has mana value less than the sacrificed permanent's mana value, scry 2.
The Wanderer sighed in relief as the Reality Chip tethered her wayward spark to Kamigawa.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Anchor to Reality by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Anchor to Reality, newest first.
- If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
- Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to interfere with the permanent you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
- You must sacrifice exactly one artifact or creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing an artifact or creature, and you can't sacrifice additional artifacts or creatures.
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