Backup Plan
Conspiracy
Oracle text (EN)
Conspiracy
(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) Draw an additional hand of seven cards as the game begins. Before taking mulligans, shuffle all but one of your hands into your library.
Printing details
- Set
- CNS · 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- David Palumbo
- Released
- 2014-06-06
- Prices
- €0.27 · $0.30
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €0.27 | €0.29 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.31 | €0.29 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.27 30-day avg €0.32 | low €1.39 trend €2.38 30-day avg €2.29 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.29 with Zero from €0.29 | NM from €4.11 with Zero from €4.11 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.29 | NM from €1.60 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Banned
- vintage Banned
- commander Banned
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Banned
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Banned
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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The effect of Backup Plan is cumulative. If you have two in your command zone to start the game, you'll draw three hands of seven cards and shuffle all but one of them into your library.
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If, through a combination of Backup Plan and/or other conspiracies, you have fewer cards in your deck than you must draw as the game begins, you'll lose the game when state-based actions are checked during the upkeep of the first turn.
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A conspiracy's static and triggered abilities function as long as that conspiracy is face-up in the command zone.
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A conspiracy doesn't count as a card in your deck for purposes of meeting minimum deck size requirements. (In most drafts, the minimum deck size is 40 cards.)
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You can look at any player's face-up conspiracies at any time. You'll also know how many face-down conspiracies a player has in the command zone, although you won't know what they are.
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Conspiracies are never put into your deck. Instead, you put any number of conspiracies from your card pool into the command zone as the game begins. These conspiracies are face up unless they have hidden agenda, in which case they begin the game face down.
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Conspiracies are colorless, have no mana cost, and can't be cast as spells.
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You don't have to play with any conspiracy you draft. However, you have only one opportunity to put conspiracies into the command zone, as the game begins. You can't put conspiracies into the command zone after this point.
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Conspiracies aren't legal for any sanctioned Constructed format, but may be included in other Limited formats, such as Cube Draft.