Lost Hours 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
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player puts that card into their library third from the top.
Complete guide
Lost Hours is a strategic black sorcery that offers a unique twist on hand disruption by delaying an opponent's resources rather than destroying them. By tucking a key card deep into the library, you can disrupt your opponent's curve and buy yourself precious time to set up your board state.
What It Does
For two mana, Lost Hours forces a target player to reveal their entire hand. You then choose any nonland card from those revealed. Instead of going to the graveyard, that card is placed into that player's library exactly third from the top.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, the targeted player reveals their hand to all players. Second, you look at the cards and select one nonland card. Third, the player places that card into their library so that two cards sit above it. If the library has fewer than two cards, the chosen card is simply placed at the bottom of the library.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that Lost Hours cannot target land cards. Additionally, keep in mind that if you target yourself, you still must reveal your entire hand to your opponents. Unlike discard spells, the card is not 'discarded', so abilities that trigger on discard will not activate.
Strategic Timing
Lost Hours is best used in the early turns to remove a high-impact threat that your opponent cannot easily retrieve. Because it puts the card back into the library, it is especially effective against decks that rely on graveyard recursion but lack frequent shuffling effects.
Interaction examples
ReanimateIf your opponent has a powerful creature in hand and a Reanimate, using Lost Hours on the creature is better than a traditional discard spell. Since the creature goes third from the top of the library instead of the graveyard, the opponent cannot use Reanimate to bring it back immediately.
Demonic TutorAfter you use Lost Hours to put a threat third from the top, your opponent might use Demonic Tutor. Because Demonic Tutor requires a shuffle after searching, the card you tucked away is now lost in the randomized library rather than being two draws away.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Lost Hours
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you target yourself with this spell, you must reveal your entire hand to the other players just as any other player would.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the player has zero or one card left in their library, the card is put on the bottom of that library.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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