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Burning Inquiry, art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$3.07
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Burning Inquiry

{R} · Sorcery

Each player draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.

Rulings (2)

Oct 1, 2009 · First the player whose turn it is draws three cards, then each other player in turn order does so. Then the active player randomly chooses the three cards they will discard, then each other player in turn order does so. Then all the cards are discarded at the same time.

Oct 1, 2009 · Each player must discard three cards, even a player that (for some reason) didn’t actually draw three cards.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=55 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Hollow OneModern100%3–4×15
4-Color GraveyardModern100%1
Mardu AggroModern100%1
Mono Red GraveyardPauper100%1
PhoenixModern85.7%14
4-Color MidrangeModern60%5
Rakdos AggroModern28.6%14
Rakdos MidrangeModern25%4
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Burning Inquiry — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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