Open the Way

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Open the Way: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. X can't be greater than the number of players in the game. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{G}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
280
Artist
Livia Prima
Commander rank
1,664 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Open the Way

Open the Way is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 280 in that set, with art by Livia Prima. It costs {X}{G}{G} (X and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from March of the Machine: The Aftermath (2023) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.09 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

X can't be greater than the number of players in the game.

Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.09 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Open the Way by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Open the Way

Open the Way has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine: The Aftermath Promos (PMAT) #23pRare2024
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #123Rare2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #163Rare2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #23Rare2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #73Rare2023

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Open the Way.

  • The number of players in the game is checked only as you choose the value for X. Once you've cast Open the Way, players leaving the game in response to the spell won't affect the number of land cards you'll find.

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Open the Way is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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