Inspiration
Return to Ravnica 42 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Target player draws two cards.
"Day 31: I finally succeeded in my time reversal experiment! "Day 30: I might have a problem here."— Journal of the Prime Izmagnus
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Inspiration was included in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering expansion Return to Ravnica, a set that revisited the fan-favorite cityscape plane of Ravnica. As a staple common card that has appeared in many core sets throughout the game's history, its inclusion here provided players with a reliable, instant-speed method for card advantage, maintaining its long-standing role as a fundamental tool in blue-aligned control decks.
The artwork for this particular iteration was created by the artist Izzy, who chose to depict a dramatic, ethereal moment of revelation. The composition focuses on a character experiencing a sudden spark of magical insight, visualized through swirling energy and light. This illustrative style was designed to capture the intellectual and academic nature of the Izzet League, the guild most associated with such bursts of genius within the Ravnica narrative.
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