Expose to Daylight
Expose to Daylight: Instant, Ravnica Allegiance. Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Scry 1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance (RNA)
- Released
- 2019-01-25
- Collector number
- 8
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Expose to Daylight
Expose to Daylight is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Ravnica Allegiance (RNA), an expansion set released in January 2019. It is collector number 8 in that set, with art by Daniel Ljunggren. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Ravnica Allegiance (2019) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Scry 1.
"Lies cannot long withstand the harsh light of day." -Lavinia
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.17 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Expose to Daylight by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Expose to Daylight
Expose to Daylight has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #RNA-8 | Common | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Expose to Daylight.
- If the chosen target becomes an illegal target for Expose to Daylight, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t scry 1. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do scry 1.
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