Into the Story
Into the Story: Instant, Throne of Eldraine. This spell costs 3 less to cast if an opponent has seven or more cards in their graveyard. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 7
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine (ELD)
- Released
- 2019-10-04
- Collector number
- 50
- Artist
- Jason Rainville
- Commander rank
- 5,603 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Into the Story
Into the Story is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue instant from Throne of Eldraine (ELD), an expansion set released in October 2019. It is collector number 50 in that set, with art by Jason Rainville. It costs {5}{U}{U} (five generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if an opponent has seven or more cards in their graveyard.
Draw four cards.
The boundary between real and imaginary is as thin as the page, and just as easily torn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Into the Story 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Into the Story
Into the Story has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #266 | Uncommon | 2025 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Into the Story, newest first.
- Into the Story's cost reduction can only reduce its cost by {3}. It doesn't reduce the cost further if more than one opponent has seven cards in their graveyard or if an opponent has fourteen cards in their graveyard.
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Into the Story). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Into the Story is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.