North Wind Avatar — ruling 1

In a casual game, a card you choose from outside the game comes from your personal collection. In a tournament event, a card you choose from outside the game must come from your sideboard. In Limited events, your sideboard also includes an arbitrary number of basic lands. You may look at your sideboard at any time.

North Wind Avatar : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

North Wind Avatar 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

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, you may put a card you own from outside the game into your hand.

How it works : North Wind Avatar

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 27, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
In a casual game, a card you choose from outside the game comes from your personal collection. In a tournament event, a card you choose from outside the game must come from your sideboard. In Limited events, your sideboard also includes an arbitrary number of basic lands. You may look at your sideboard at any time.
No other card is named in this ruling.