Ancestral Memories
Seventh Edition 59 • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards."— Lewis Carroll, *Through the Looking Glass*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancestral Memories was first released in the Seventh Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, which debuted in 2001. As a core set, Seventh Edition functioned as a foundational collection for the game, bringing together cards from earlier expansions to provide a stable environment for players. The card itself represents the 'blue' color identity, which centers on manipulation of knowledge and the deck, reflecting the game's long-standing mechanical theme of digging through one's library to find specific resources.
The artwork for this particular iteration was created by Greg Staples, an illustrator known for his atmospheric and moody style. Staples sought to capture the ethereal and cerebral nature of the card's effect, using a soft, illustrative technique to depict the retrieval of forgotten knowledge. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional tool for deck thinning and selection, appreciated by players who favored strategic, control-oriented gameplay styles over aggressive tactics.
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About Ancestral Memories
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