Palantír of Orthanc

{3} · Legendary Artifact

At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.

Rulings (1)

Jun 16, 2023 · You choose a target for Palantír of Orthanc's ability when it goes on the stack. If that target is illegal as the ability tries to resolve, the ability is removed from the stack. You won't put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc, and you won't scry, draw, or mill.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

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Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=537 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Tron	Modern	9.9%	1×	171
Mystic Forge Combo	Legacy	8.3%	1×	12
Eldrazi	Modern	0.6%	1×	354

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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