Grapple with the Past
Eldritch Moon 160 • common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Collector number
- 160
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $0.13
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 was released in July 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the set's narrative focus on the corruption of the world by the Eldrazi titan Emrakul. It was designed to support graveyard-centric strategies, allowing players to bridge the gap between their library and the battlefield during a period when mechanics like Delirium were central to the game's competitive environment.
The artwork was created by illustrator Deruchenko Alexander, who captured the set's unsettling tone through a dark, surreal aesthetic. The illustration depicts a figure physically interacting with the remnants of the past, reinforcing the card's function as a recursion tool. The piece was well-received by players for both its evocative visual storytelling and its practical versatility in various deck builds, particularly within the Green-Black graveyard synergy archetypes popular at the time.
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