Consuming Tide — ruling 1

Starting with the player whose turn it is, each player chooses a nonland permanent they control. Players get to know what permanents have been chose by players that chose before them as they make their choice. Then all nonland permanents that weren't chosen by any player are returned to their owners' hands at the same time.

Consuming Tide : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Consuming Tide is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Each player chooses a nonland permanent they control. Return all nonland permanents not chosen this way to their owners' hands. Then you draw a card for each opponent who has more cards in their hand than you.

How it works : Consuming Tide

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1November 19, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
Starting with the player whose turn it is, each player chooses a nonland permanent they control. Players get to know what permanents have been chose by players that chose before them as they make their choice. Then all nonland permanents that weren't chosen by any player are returned to their owners' hands at the same time.
No other card is named in this ruling.