Ponder
Ponder: Sorcery, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 159
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
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About Ponder
Ponder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue sorcery from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 159 in that set, with art by Dan Murayama Scott. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Modern. It has been printed in 23 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Marvel Universe (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.58 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.
Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.58 (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 Ponder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Banned |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Ponder
Ponder has been printed in 23 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #13 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #13 | Common | 2025 |
| MagicFest 2025 (PF25) #2 | Rare | 2025 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #73 | Common | 2024 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #34 | Common | 2024 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #105 | Common | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Promo (SLP) #19 | Rare | 2024 |
| Doctor Who (WHO) #217 | Common | 2023 |
| Doctor Who (WHO) #808 | Common | 2023 |
| Eternal Weekend (PEWK) #2022b | Rare | 2022 |
| Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2007 | Rare | 2022 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #229 | Common | 2022 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Ponder.
- If you choose to shuffle your library, that includes the three cards you just looked at and put back on top of it.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.