Preferred Selection vs Shrine of Piercing Vision — MTG Card Comparison
Shrine of Piercing Vision is the stronger card — it costs less mana (2 vs 4), is legal in more formats (4 vs 0).
Preferred Selection
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top two cards of your library. You may sacrifice this enchantment and pay {2}{G}{G}. If you do, put one of those cards into your hand. If you don't, put one of those cards on the bottom of your library.
Shrine of Piercing Vision
At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever you cast a blue spell, put a charge counter on this artifact.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
| Stat | Preferred Selection | Shrine of Piercing Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {2}{G}{G} | {2} |
| CMC | 4 | 2 |
| Type | Enchantment | Artifact |
| Rarity | Rare | Uncommon |
| Set | Mirage | New Phyrexia |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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