Read the Bones's Near Mint price is down 7.9% ($0.03) over the past 30 days.
Fresh· Updated Oct 28, 2026
Card Details
TypeSorcery
Mana Cost2B
ArtistLars Grant-West
Card TextScry 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.)
The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.
Format Legality
ModernPioneerCommanderPauperLegacyVintageHistoricBrawl
inkwell Fair Value™?· NM
$0.35
moderate
$0.33$0.41
Condition?
16 printings — select edition
Confidencehigh
Prices as ofOct 28
Normal—
Cheapest printing$0.18
Why This Price
inkwell Estimate
Fair Value$0.35
Movement
7D Change-2.8% (-$0.01)
30D Change-7.9% (-$0.03)
Freshness
Prices as ofOct 28
Update cadenceDaily
Inkwell Fair Value$0.35
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- How much is Read the Bones worth?
- The current Near Mint price for Read the Bones from Commander 2017 (Magic: The Gathering) is $0.35. It has decreased 2.8% over the past 7 days.
- What set is Read the Bones from?
- Read the Bones is from the Commander 2017 set, released August 2017. It is a common in Magic: The Gathering.
- What rarity is Read the Bones?
- Read the Bones is a common card from Commander 2017 in Magic: The Gathering.
- How has the price of Read the Bones changed over the past 30 days?
- Over the past 30 days, the Near Mint price of Read the Bones has fallen 7.9% ($0.03) to $0.35.
- How many printings of Read the Bones exist?
- Read the Bones has 16 printings across different Magic: The Gathering sets. The cheapest printing is $0.18 from Starter Commander Decks.