<p>Your initial understanding is correct; the Gatherer ruling is dealing with the case where you get multiple draws <em>during your draw step</em>, for example if you cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brainstorm">Brainstorm</a> during your draw step.</p>

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2021-11-01T14:32:40.197Z
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Philip Kendall
<p>Let's say I have <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=4136" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Island Sanctuary</a> in play and someone casts <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1192" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Braingeyser</a> on me, forcing me to draw X cards.</p>
<p>Island Sanctuary's Oracle text says &quot;<em>If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw</em>&quot;. Since Braingeyser's card draws would presumably be outside of the draw step Island Sanctuary's ability would presumably not kick in. BUT... the Oracle rulings kinda contradicts this understanding, saying &quot;<em>If you get multiple draws or you use a spell or ability during the draw step to draw extra cards, you can have the replacement effect apply to any one or all of those</em>&quot;. Like the implication of that is that it can be applied to additional card draws.</p>
<p>So how would Island Sanctuary work with a card like Braingeyser?</p>

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Island Sanctuary and additional card draws
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# Island Sanctuary and additional card draws

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-01)

Let's say I have [Island Sanctuary](https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=4136) in play and someone casts [Braingeyser](https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1192) on me, forcing me to draw X cards.

Island Sanctuary's Oracle text says "*If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw*". Since Braingeyser's card draws would presumably be outside of the draw step Island Sanctuary's ability would presumably not kick in. BUT... the Oracle rulings kinda contradicts this understanding, saying "*If you get multiple draws or you use a spell or ability during the draw step to draw extra cards, you can have the replacement effect apply to any one or all of those*". Like the implication of that is that it can be applied to additional card draws.

So how would Island Sanctuary work with a card like Braingeyser?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-11-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Your initial understanding is correct; the Gatherer ruling is dealing with the case where you get multiple draws *during your draw step*, for example if you cast [Brainstorm](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brainstorm) during your draw step.


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