Grapple with the Past
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander 257 • common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Collector number
- 257
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Mill three cards, then you may return a creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Emrakul does not grant wishes. Desires simply align to her will.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grapple with the Past is a green sorcery card featured in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents the set's thematic preoccupation with the fractured timelines and dragon-ruled history of the plane of Tarkir. It was designed to provide graveyard recursion and card selection, mechanics central to the Golgari-aligned strategies often associated with the card's function.
The artwork was created by illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski, who leaned into the dark, earthy aesthetic typical of necromantic spells in the game. His design utilizes a muted palette and a sense of movement to convey the retrieval of fallen soldiers or objects from the mire. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its versatility in Commander formats, where managing the graveyard is a frequent tactical necessity.
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