Ancestral Recall
Vintage Championship 2005 • rare
- Set
- Vintage Championship
- Collector number
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
What it does
Target player draws three cards.
2005 Vintage Championship Winner
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Ancestral Recall was first released in the 1993 Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield. As part of the 'Power Nine,' a group of cards widely considered the most potent in the game's history, it was crafted to provide unparalleled card advantage for a single blue mana. Its inclusion in the 2005 Vintage Championship prize set serves as a commemorative tribute to this foundational era of the game, honoring the card's enduring legacy within the competitive Vintage format.
The card features iconic artwork by Christopher Rush, who illustrated many of the game's most memorable early cards. His design for Ancestral Recall—a mystical, swirling depiction of blue energy—perfectly captured the ethereal and transformative nature of the spell. Over the decades, the card has been received with a mix of reverence and caution, as its high power level forced the developers to restrict its use in tournament play, cementing its status as an essential, albeit elusive, piece of gaming history.
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