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Magic: The Gathering

Archaeomancer

Secret Lair Drop 2242 • rare

Set
Secret Lair Drop
Collector number
2242
Rarity
Rare
Mana cost
2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
Type
Creature
Colors
Blue
Artist
Yuu Fujiki
104,743cards tracked
10other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

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

A hunter's prowess with the slinger is proof of their excellent skills in combat.
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 introduced in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2013 as a common creature designed to provide a recursive utility effect for blue decks. The card allows players to return an instant or sorcery card from their graveyard to their hand, a classic design choice intended to reward players for careful spell management and long-term planning within a game.

This specific iteration, numbered 2242, originates from a Secret Lair drop, a premium product line launched by Wizards of the Coast in 2019. These drops focus on reprinting existing cards with unconventional, thematic, or artistic interpretations by guest illustrators, moving away from the standard aesthetic of the core sets to offer collectors highly stylized, limited-run variants of fan-favorite utility cards.

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