Illuminate History
Strixhaven: School of Mages 312 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 312
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jokubas Uogintas
- Market price
- $0.50
What it does
Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards. Then if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Illuminate History was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a high-cost sorcery intended to represent the grand, academic pursuit of knowledge within the set's central institution, the Strixhaven University. Mechanically, it reflects the theme of archaeological discovery by allowing players to return cards from their graveyard to their hand, a process described in the game's lore as reconstructing the past.
The artwork for this specific card was illustrated by Johannes Voss. Voss focused on a visual narrative of scholarly investigation, depicting an ethereal, academic environment filled with glowing artifacts and ancient scrolls. The design was received by the player community as a quintessential 'spellslinger' card, noted for its ability to generate significant late-game value in slower, control-oriented deck archetypes.
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