Illustrious Historian
Strixhaven: School of Mages 109 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
5 generic mana, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
The most distinguished Lorehold professors are eligible to receive extended tenure, even beyond the limits of their own mortality.
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
Illustrious Historian was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set centers on a magical university setting, drawing inspiration from high-fantasy academic tropes. This card specifically represents the Lorehold College, a faction dedicated to the study of history and archaeology through the animation of ancient spirits and relics.
The card was illustrated by Brian Valeza, who opted for a composition that emphasizes the character's scholarly obsession with the past. Valeza’s visual style for this piece highlights the contrast between the dusty, parchment-filled environment and the ethereal, ghostly artifacts the historian interacts with. As a common card, it was designed primarily to reinforce the set's mechanical themes of graveyard interaction and historical research during limited play.
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