Winds of Change
Winds of Change: Sorcery, Portal. Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Portal (POR)
- Released
- 1997-05-01
- Collector number
- 156
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Commander rank
- 2,443 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Winds of Change
Winds of Change is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Portal (POR), a starter set released in May 1997. It is collector number 156 in that set, with art by Adam Rex. It costs {R} (one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Legends (1994) to Marvel Universe (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $16.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $16.41 (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 Winds of Change by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Winds of Change
Winds of Change has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #30 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #30 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #201 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1128 | Rare | 2022 |
| Masters Edition (ME1) #111 | Uncommon | 2007 |
| Fifth Edition (5ED) #275 | Rare | 1997 |
| Renaissance (REN) #98 | Uncommon | 1995 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #232 | Rare | 1995 |
| Fourth Edition (4ED) #232 | Rare | 1995 |
| Legends (LEG) #172 | Uncommon | 1994 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Winds of Change.
- Each player draws a number of cards equal to the number of cards they shuffled into their own library.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.