Animist's Awakening
Magic Origins 169 • rare
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Market price
- $1.07
What it does
Reveal the top X cards of your library. Put all land cards from among them onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, untap those lands.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Animist's Awakening was released in 2015 as part of the Magic Origins set, which served as a narrative bridge exploring the backstories of five iconic planeswalkers. Designed as a sorcery for the green mana color identity, the card captures the thematic essence of the set's focus on character evolution and the awakening of latent magical potential. The card mechanic, which involves revealing the top cards of a library to find land cards, reflects the broader Magic: The Gathering tradition of ramp strategies designed to accelerate a player's resource base during gameplay.
The artwork for this card was created by Svetlin Velinov, a long-time contributor to the game's visual identity. Velinov's illustration utilizes a vibrant, nature-focused aesthetic to depict the moment of magical discovery, consistent with the high-fantasy art direction established for the Magic Origins set. Upon its release, the card was integrated into various Commander and casual formats, valued by players for its ability to generate significant land advantage when paired with the 'spell mastery' keyword introduced in that set.
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