Memory Jar
Urza's Legacy 129 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $37.79
What it does
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Each player exiles all cards from their hand face down and draws seven cards. At the beginning of the next end step, each player discards their hand and returns to their hand each card they exiled this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Memory Jar stands as one of the most infamous artifacts in the game's history. It was designed during a period of high-powered, experimental card development at Wizards of the Coast, intended to provide players with a unique way to cycle through their deck and reset their hand. The mechanics of the card proved far more potent than anticipated, leading to immediate dominance in tournament play.
The card features artwork by Donato Giancola, who captured an ethereal, alchemical aesthetic that fits the Urza-themed block's focus on ancient artifacts and artificer lore. Despite its striking visual design, Memory Jar was so disruptive to the competitive landscape that it became one of the few cards to be banned from tournament play only weeks after its official release. It remains a notable relic of early card balance challenges and a cautionary tale regarding the power of hand-refill mechanics.
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