Winged Words

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Winged Words: Sorcery, Foundations Jumpstart. This spell costs 1 less to cast if you control a creature with flying. Draw two cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
393
Artist
Chris Seaman
Commander rank
3,533 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Winged Words

Winged Words is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue sorcery from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 393 in that set, with art by Chris Seaman. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a creature with flying.

Draw two cards.

Magic written across the sky falls like rain on thirsty ground, bringing forth wisdom in its season.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Winged Words by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Winged Words

Winged Words has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #65Common2022
Arena Beginner Set (ANB) #43Common2020
Jumpstart (JMP) #196Common2020
Core Set 2020 (M20) #80Common2019

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Winged Words, newest first.

  • Once you announce that you're casting Winged Words, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to change whether you control a creature with flying.
  • Winged Words costs only {1} less to cast if you control multiple creatures with flying.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Winged Words is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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