1 – 20 of 44 cards where the text includes “face-down”
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths {2}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Menace
When Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths enters the battlefield, target opponent looks at the top three cards of your library and separates them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Illustrated by Bastien L. Deharme
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Aven Soulgazer {3}{W}{W}
Creature — Bird Cleric
Flying
{2}{W}: Look at target face-down creature.
“Every question has a proper answer. Every soul has a proper place.”
Illustrated by John Avon
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Break Open {1}{R}
Instant
Turn target face-down creature an opponent controls face up.
There are two ways to resolve puzzling situations: thoughtful contemplation or force. After thoughtful contemplation, most barbarians choose force.
Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Cryptic Pursuit {2}{U}{R}
Enchantment
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, manifest the top card of your library. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card.)
Whenever a face-down creature you control dies, exile it if it’s an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card until the end of your next turn.
Illustrated by Marc Simonetti
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Dream Chisel {2}
Artifact
Face-down creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Itself a product of Ixidor’s tortured psyche, the chisel brings his darkest dreams to life.
Illustrated by Ron Spears
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive {1}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin
Deathtouch
Face-down creatures you control have “{2}{U}{B}: Turn this creature face up. If you can’t, exile it, then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.”
Whenever an Assassin you control deals combat damage to an opponent, cloak the top card of that player’s library.
Illustrated by Livia Prima
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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A Mysterious Creature, TMKM #21 |
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive, MKM #386 |
Expose the Culprit {1}{R}
Instant
Choose one or both —
• Turn target face-down creature face up.
• Exile any number of face-up creatures you control with disguise in a face-down pile, shuffle that pile, then cloak them. (To cloak a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card.)
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Illustrated by Ryan Valle
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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Expose the Culprit, MKM #307 |
A Mysterious Creature, TMKM #21 |
Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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Murders at Karlov Manor #124 | $0.05 | €0.09 | 0.01 |
Murders at Karlov Manor #307 | $0.03 | €0.05 | 0.01 |
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Fortune's Favor {3}{U}
Instant
Target opponent looks at the top four cards of your library and separates them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Uncertainty has its own allure.
Illustrated by Yohann Schepacz
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Ghastly Conscription {5}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Exile all creature cards from target player’s graveyard in a face-down pile, shuffle that pile, then manifest those cards. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card.)
Illustrated by YW Tang
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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Ghastly Conscription, C19 #115 |
Manifest, TC19 #28 |
Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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Commander 2019 | $0.19 | €0.23 | |
Commander 2016 | $0.40 | €0.21 | |
Fate Reforged | $0.29 | €0.23 | 0.02 |
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Goblin Maskmaker {R}
Creature — Goblin Citizen
Whenever Goblin Maskmaker attacks, face-down spells you cast this turn cost {1} less to cast.
“When you can’t show your own face, try one of mine!”
Illustrated by Tomas Duchek
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Hostile Negotiations {3}{B}
Instant
Exile the top three cards of your library in a face-down pile, then exile the top three cards of your library in another face-down pile. Look at the cards in each pile, then turn a pile of your choice face up. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put all cards in the chosen pile into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. You lose 3 life.
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Illustrated by David Auden Nash
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor {3}{U}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Face-down creatures get +1/+1.
{2}{U}: Turn target face-down creature face up.
“Reality has exiled me. I am no longer bound by its laws.”
Illustrated by Kev Walker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Ixidron {3}{U}{U}
Creature — Illusion
As Ixidron enters the battlefield, turn all other nontoken creatures face down. (They’re 2/2 creatures.)
Ixidron’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of face-down creatures on the battlefield.
Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Jeskai Infiltrator {2}{U}
Creature — Human Monk
Jeskai Infiltrator can’t be blocked as long as you control no other creatures.
When Jeskai Infiltrator deals combat damage to a player, exile it and the top card of your library in a face-down pile, shuffle that pile, then manifest those cards. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card.)
Illustrated by Cynthia Sheppard
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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Jeskai Infiltrator, C18 #93 |
Manifest, TC18 #1 |
Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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Commander 2018 | $0.08 | €0.09 | |
Magic Online Promos | 0.03 | ||
Fate Reforged Promos | ✶ $0.31 | ||
Fate Reforged | $0.12 | €0.16 | 0.02 |
Ugin's Fate | $0.56 | €0.67 | |
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Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer {1}{B}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature — Naga Wizard
The first face-down creature spell you cast each turn costs {3} less to cast.
Whenever a face-down creature enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
“The only constant in life is the unknown.”
Illustrated by Caio Monteiro
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade {R/W}{G}
Legendary Creature — Dryad Detective
Whenever a creature you control that was turned face up this turn deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
{T}: Turn target face-down attacking creature you control face up.
If you think you’re being watched, you’re probably right.
Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Keeper of the Lens {1}
Artifact Creature — Golem
You may look at face-down creatures you don’t control any time.
“It sees all, but it reveals what it sees only to a chosen few.”
—Taigam, Ojutai master
Illustrated by Ryan Barger
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Lens of Clarity {1}
Artifact
You may look at the top card of your library and at face-down creatures you don’t control any time.
“Water shifts and confuses, but as ice it holds the stillness of truth.”
—Arel the Whisperer
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Lumbering Laundry {5}
Artifact Creature — Golem
{2}: Until end of turn, you may look at face-down creatures you don’t control any time.
Disguise {5} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
A true crime of fashion.
Illustrated by Michal Ivan
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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A Mysterious Creature, TMKM #21 |
Lumbering Laundry, MKM #253 |
Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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Murders at Karlov Manor | $0.04 | €0.08 | 0.01 |
Mangara's Tome {5}
Artifact
When Mangara’s Tome enters the battlefield, search your library for five cards, exile them in a face-down pile, and shuffle that pile. Then shuffle your library.
{2}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead put the top card of the exiled pile into its owner’s hand.
Illustrated by John Bolton
Part of the Reserved List
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal