Ciphermaniac

Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking: an old effect with a new name

The card lets a player search the deck for 2 cards, shuffle, and then place those 2 cards on top of the deck in any order. That exact effect has been printed before: Oracle in Skyridge and Mallow in Guardians Rising do the same thing, and the only real difference is the Future label on Ciphermaniac's version.

Three printings, one illustrator

Temporal Forces (2024) printed the card as a regular Uncommon and a Full Art Ultra Rare, and Prismatic Evolutions (2025) reprinted the regular version. Taira Akitsu drew all three.

Cards to know

• Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking (Temporal Forces #145)

  The original regular printing, illustrated by Taira Akitsu.

• Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking (Temporal Forces #198)

  The Full Art Ultra Rare from the same set.

• Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking (Prismatic Evolutions #104)

  The Prismatic Evolutions reprint of the regular card.