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🔮 To see the future 🃏 To check cards
to scry

to scry

9.9
To look at the top cards of your deck and put them back where you choose to improve future draws
  • verb
  • /skraɪ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : mirar
  • He scried the top card and placed it on the bottom of his deck to avoid a bad draw.

Examples

  • In the tournament, she decided to scry the top two cards before drawing her next card.

  • You can scry the top three cards of your deck.

  • During cleanup, players are scrying to improve their chances by arranging their next draws carefully.

  • He scries before making his move in the game.

  • In the tournament, she decided to scry the top two cards before drawing her next card.

  • He scry the top card from his deck to check if it was a good choice for his strategy.

  • Before making a decision, players often scry to see which cards they need for their next move.

Antonyms

to shuffle
20 2.7

To mix things like cards or songs so their order is random

How Thorough

to inspect
202 2.5
to scry
  • Jargon
9.9
to look
∞ 1.0
to peek
119 1.1
to glance
299 1.5

Surface Forms

scry infinitive
scrying present participle
scries third person singular
scried past
scried past participle

Etymology

Scry in card games keeps the same idea from descry, which meant 'to see', because players 'see' the top cards to learn or control what will come next.