TYPE
Instant — Arcane

ABILITY
Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard cards this turn, return those cards from your graveyard to your hand. When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Pure Intentions, return Pure Intentions from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

ILLUSTRATOR
Randy Gallegos

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
DE EN ES FR IT JP PT ZH-CN

RULINGS

• 2005-06-01 Discarding Pure Intentions to your own spell or ability doesn’t trigger its abilities.
• 2005-06-01 Neither part cares who decides which card to discard — only the controller of the spell or ability matters.
• 2005-06-01 If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes a player to discard multiple cards, such as Waking Nightmare or Three Tragedies, Pure Intentions doesn’t return to hand until its triggered ability has resolved. A player can’t discard the same Pure Intentions twice for the same discard effect.
• 2005-06-01 The first part of Pure Intentions is the effect of casting Pure Intentions. The second part is a triggered ability that triggers whenever an opponent’s spell or ability causes a player to discard Pure Intentions.