Card text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender.
III — You gain 2 life.
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Mana cost
{1}{W}
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Card text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender.
III — You gain 2 life.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About The Birth of Meletis
The Birth of Meletis (5) is a White Enchantment — Saga from Theros Beyond Death (THB). It costs {1}{W} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 5 more formats.
Theros Beyond Death is a main expansion, released January 2020. The Birth of Meletis has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender. III — You gain 2 life.
Card details
- Card number
- 5
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death (THB)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 24 January 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Enchantment — Saga
- Colour
- White
- Colour identity
- White
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: The Birth of Meletis
The Birth of Meletis in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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