Dwell on the Past
Torment 124 • uncommon
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Target player shuffles up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library.
None can find what hasn't been lost.— Nantuko teaching
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dwell on the Past was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore themes of morbidity, decay, and the afterlife, reflecting the bleak narrative environment of the plane of Otaria. As a black-aligned card within the game's mechanics, it was intended to serve as a graveyard-interaction tool, allowing players to manipulate the resources buried in their discard piles.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in the aesthetic history of Magic: The Gathering. Rush employed his characteristic style to capture the somber, introspective nature of the card’s title. At the time of its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche utility piece, appreciated by players who focused on graveyard-heavy strategies or those who enjoyed the atmospheric storytelling woven into the mechanics of the Torment set.
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