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Read the Bones DSC

Other printings of "Read the Bones": PLST #DDP-56 DDP #56 SCD #101 THS #101 PIO #104 ORI #114 DMC #117 C17 #122 DSC #154 C14 #158 CMM #182 MOC #267 TSR #328 J25 #479

Card

id	28568
artist	Lars Grant-West
artistIds	21ed6499-c4d3-4965-ab02-6c7228275bec
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	B
colorIndicator
colors	B
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	354
edhrecSaltiness	0.05
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText	The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Scry
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{B}
manaValue	3
name	Read the Bones
number	154
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
otherFaceIds
power
printings	C14, C17, CMM, DDP, DMC, DSC, J25, MOC, ORI, PIO, PLST, SCD, THS, TSR
promoTypes
rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	DSC
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['dcdd3aeb-1070-53f7-b97a-4dda68d0176b']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
toughness
type	Sorcery
types	Sorcery
uuid	0f9d4e1d-3b55-513f-84df-429d9d2e380e
variations
watermark
setName	Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander

Identifiers

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deckboxId	94836
mcmId	788782
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mtgoId	130931
multiverseId	676027
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	b3198f96-f9d8-494f-a556-24ce3ad3895d
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tcgplayerProductId	579065
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Legalities

id	28568
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper	Legal
paupercommander	Legal
penny
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
uuid	0f9d4e1d-3b55-513f-84df-429d9d2e380e
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	28568
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/1cdc9ea4bf6206fe
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/b64a9712d970b076
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	0f9d4e1d-3b55-513f-84df-429d9d2e380e

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
French	Lire dans les os	Les morts connaissent les leçons que les vivants n'ont jamais apprises.	Rituel	Regard 2, puis piochez deux cartes. Vous perdez 2 points de vie. (Pour appliquer regard 2, regardez les deux cartes du dessus de votre bibliothèque. Mettez ensuite n'importe quel nombre d'entre elles au-dessous de votre bibliothèque et le reste au-dessus, dans l'ordre de votre choix.)	676720
German	Aus den Knochen lesen	Der Tod kennt ein paar Tricks, die die Lebenden noch nicht gelernt haben.	Hexerei	Hellsicht 2, ziehe dann zwei Karten. Du verlierst 2 Lebenspunkte. (Schaue dir für Hellsicht 2 die obersten zwei Karten deiner Bibliothek an und lege dann eine beliebige Anzahl davon unter deine Bibliothek und den Rest in beliebiger Reihenfolge oben darauf.)	676258
Italian	Leggere le Ossa	I morti conoscono lezioni che i vivi non hanno ancora imparato.	Stregoneria	Profetizza 2, poi pesca due carte. Perdi 2 punti vita. (Per profetizzare 2, guarda le prime due carte del tuo grimorio, poi mettine un qualsiasi numero in fondo e le altre in cima in qualsiasi ordine.)	676951
Japanese	骨読み	死んだことでしか学べないこともある。	ソーサリー	占術２を行う。その後、カード２枚を引く。２点のライフを失う。（占術２とは、あなたのライブラリーの一番上にあるカード２枚を見て、そのうちの望む枚数をあなたのライブラリーの一番下に、残りを一番上に、それぞれ望む順番で置くことである。）	677182
Spanish	Lectura de huesos	Los muertos saben lecciones que los vivos no han aprendido.	Conjuro	Adivina 2 y luego roba dos cartas. Pierdes 2 vidas. (Para adivinar 2, mira las dos primeras cartas de tu biblioteca y luego pon cualquier cantidad de ellas en el fondo y el resto en la parte superior en cualquier orden.)	676489

Rulings

date	text
2013-09-15	The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.
2013-09-15	When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
2013-09-15	You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
2013-09-15	You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.
2013-09-15	Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.