Life from the Loam
Ultimate Masters 172 • rare
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Sung Choi
- Market price
- $5.75
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 first appeared in the 2005 Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion, designed as a powerful engine for graveyard-based strategies. The card mechanics encourage players to recur lands from the graveyard to their hand, synergizing with the set's Golgari 'dredge' keyword. It quickly became a staple in eternal formats like Modern, Legacy, and Vintage due to its resilience and ability to generate consistent resource advantage.
The Ultimate Masters version, released in 2018, features updated artwork by Seb McKinnon. Moving away from the original grittier aesthetic, McKinnon’s illustration emphasizes the ethereal and surreal quality of the card's effect, depicting a figure merging with nature. This printing is highly regarded by collectors for its artistic departure from the card's traditional mechanical identity, marking a significant visual refresh for one of the game's most enduring utility spells.
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