Ancestral Recall
Intl. Collectors' Edition 48 • rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $599.99
What it does
Target player draws three cards.
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 1993 as part of the Alpha set for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Richard Garfield, the card was intended to be a powerful draw spell that defined the blue color identity. The artwork, created by Christopher Rush, depicts a mystical figure reaching toward an ethereal vision, capturing the high-fantasy aesthetic that characterized the early era of the game.
The International Collectors' Edition (CE) was released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993 as a commemorative boxed set aimed at collectors. These cards are distinct from standard tournament-legal versions due to their squared corners and gold-foil stamping on the reverse side. Intended as a way for enthusiasts to own prestigious cards without the high cost of their tournament-legal counterparts, the set remains a significant piece of Magic: The Gathering history, representing the company's early efforts to appeal to a growing hobbyist market.
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About Ancestral Recall
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