The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Akal Pakal, First Among Equals

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

At the beginning of each player's end step, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Printing details

About this card

Set: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)
Collector number: 292
Rarity: Rare
Released: November 17, 2023
Artist: Alex Negrea
Language: English
Mana value: 3
Oracle ID: 53bfe54e-9b97-4113-97d9-3c5dbc85e7cf

Color profile

Color identity

Blue

Format check

Legality

TLR: Legal
Duel: Legal
Brawl: Legal
Penny: Legal
PreDH: Not legal
Future: Legal
Legacy: Legal
Modern: Legal
Pauper: Not legal
Alchemy: Not legal
Pioneer: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Historic: Legal
Standard: Legal
Timeless: Legal
Commander: Legal
Gladiator: Legal
Old School: Not legal
Premodern: Not legal
Oathbreaker: Legal
Standard Brawl: Legal
Pauper Commander: Not legal
Competitive Brawl: Legal

Official notes

Rulings

November 10, 2023 Wizards of the Coast

The ability will trigger no matter what happened to the artifact after it entered. It may have left the battlefield, come under another player's control, or stopped being an artifact.
November 10, 2023 Wizards of the Coast

If there is only one card in your library, you put it into your hand.

Card links

Cards found together in sampled public decks. Lands are excluded and different printings count as one card. This suggests shared play, not a proven combo.

No sampled co-occurrences found

No other nonland cards were found alongside this card in the sampled public decks.