Life from the Loam
Ravnica: City of Guilds 172 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $7.62
What it does
Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Life from the Loam was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to feature the 'dredge' mechanic, a keyword ability central to the Golgari Swarm guild that allows players to return the card from their graveyard to their hand at the expense of milling their own deck. This mechanic was intentionally experimental, aiming to blur the lines between the graveyard and the hand as strategic resources.
The card was illustrated by Jeremy Jarvis, whose aesthetic for the Ravnica set leaned heavily into the gritty, decaying urban environment of the subterranean guild. The artwork depicts the thematic reclamation of organic matter, visually reinforcing the card's mechanical function. Upon its release, it was recognized as a highly efficient engine for graveyard-based strategies, eventually becoming a staple in competitive formats like Modern and Legacy due to its resilience and card-advantage potential.
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