Magic: The Gathering

Archaeomancer

Ultimate Masters 45 • common

Set: Ultimate Masters
Collector number: 45
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue
Artist: Zoltan Boros
Market price: $0.34

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What it's worth

$0.34market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.30 – $0.50 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a staple for players who value utility, as its ability allows you to return a powerful instant or sorcery from your graveyard to your hand. Its common status makes it an accessible way to reuse important spells, ensuring your most effective tactics remain available throughout the game.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Words of power never disappear. They sleep, awaiting those with the will to rouse them."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Archaeomancer was originally printed in the Magic: The Gathering core set Magic 2013, designed as a common-rarity creature to provide players with a reliable way to return essential spells from the graveyard to the hand. The card serves as a quintessential 'Blue' effect, emphasizing the color's thematic focus on knowledge, history, and the recovery of lost magical resources.

The Ultimate Masters version, released in 2018, features new artwork by Svetlin Velinov. This set was curated as a premium draft experience, featuring reprints of powerful and beloved cards with elevated aesthetic presentations. Velinov's rendition provides a more intricate, high-fantasy interpretation of the wizard character, consistent with the set's goal of celebrating the artistic legacy of the game through modernized visuals.

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About

About Archaeomancer

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