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Frantic Search
Instant
common
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Semantic Tags
Puts additional cards into your hand. Includes direct draw, 'look/reveal and put into hand' effects, and conditional draw triggers.
Benefits from discarding cards — madness, Waste Not effects, Oskar strategies.
Draw-then-discard or discard-then-draw effects that improve hand quality without net card advantage.
Draw-then-discard or discard-then-draw effects that improve hand quality without net card advantage.
A keyword ability that lets a player cast a card they discard. See rule 702.35, “Madness.”
Makes all players discard their hand and draw a new one. Named after Wheel of Fortune.
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Printings (17)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media and Collaboration Promos#2026-20 | rare | · | · | · |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal#159 | common | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#1996 | rare | · | · | · |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander#153 | common | · | · | · |
| Wilds of Eldraine Commander#93 | common | · | · | · |
| Commander Masters#96 | common | · | · | · |
| Commander Masters#632 | common | · | · | · |
| Dominaria Remastered#51 | common | · | · | · |
| Dominaria Remastered#285 | common | · | · | · |
| New Capenna Commander#222 | common | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#228 | rare | · | · | · |
| Commander 2020#111 | common | · | · | · |
| The List#UMA-57 | common | · | · | · |
| Ultimate Masters#57 | common | · | · | · |
| Vintage Masters#70 | common | · | · | · |
| World Championship Decks 2000#tvdl32 | common | · | · | · |
| Urza's Legacy#32 | common | · | · | · |
Related Rules
After resolving a madness triggered ability (see rule 702.35), if the exiled card wasn’t cast and was moved to a public zone, effects referencing the discarded card can find that object.
Madness
Madness is a keyword that represents two abilities. The first is a static ability that functions while the card with madness is in a player’s hand. The second is a triggered ability that functions when the first ability is applied. “Madness [cost]” means “If a player would discard this card, that player discards it, but exiles it instead of putting it into their graveyard” and “When this card is exiled this way, its owner may cast it by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost. If that player doesn’t, they put this card into their graveyard.”
Casting a spell using its madness ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
After resolving a madness triggered ability, if the exiled card wasn’t cast and was moved to a public zone, effects referencing the discarded card can find that card. See rule 400.7k.
Rulings
You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Frantic Search is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
You choose which lands to untap as the spell resolves. They aren't targeted, and they don't have to be lands that you control.