Simic Scout of the Top Deck
Coiling Oracle puts value on entry. This Retro Frame foil from Ravnica Remastered represents the classic Simic trade of tempo for selection. When Coiling Oracle enters the battlefield you reveal the top card of your library and either accelerate a land to the battlefield or draw the revealed nonland. That simple exchange fits easily into ramp strategies, cantrips and toolbox builds where smoothing early draws matters.
In play the 1 1 body is modest but functional. The creature sees play as a one drop that fixes late game draws and fuels trigger-based synergies that care about enters the battlefield events. The card reads like a small piece of Simic lore, a melding of growth and calculation that helps you steer a game toward stable development or dig for an answer.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost {1}{G}{U}
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Card Type Creature
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Subtypes Snake Elf Druid
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) When Coiling Oracle enters the battlefield, reveal the top card of your library. If it is a land card, put that card onto the battlefield. Otherwise put that card into your hand.
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Power / Toughness 1/1