Pot of Sloth

Pot of Sloth

Normal Spell

Card text

Draw cards equal to the number of cards your opponent controls, then if you drew 2 or more cards, place cards from your hand on the bottom of the Deck in any order, equal to the number you drew -1. For the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot activate "Pot of Sloth".

Property
Normal

Explained

What it does

Draw cards equal to the number of cards your opponent controls. If you drew 2 or more, place cards from your hand on the bottom of the Deck equal to the number drawn minus 1.

Play it when

When your opponent has several cards on the field, to look through more of your Deck and keep the best card.

Common mistakes
  • Thinking you keep all the cards you draw. You put back all but one.
  • Activating a second copy in the same turn.

How it works

Pot of Sloth is a Normal Spell. Draw cards equal to the number of cards your opponent controls. Then, if you drew 2 or more, place cards from your hand on the bottom of the Deck in any order, equal to the number drawn minus 1. For the rest of the turn after it resolves, you can’t activate “Pot of Sloth”.

When to use it

It works best after your opponent has set up a board: the more cards they control, the more you see. You end up +1 card net (you used Pot of Sloth itself), but you choose which cards to keep from a bigger pool.

Rulings in plain English

Are drawing and putting back simultaneous? No.

Does the once-per-turn restriction apply if the draw fails? Yes, as long as it wasn’t negated.

Pot of Prosperity, Pot of Desires.

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