Nature's Lore
Fifth Edition 316 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 316
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alan Rabinowitz
- Market price
- $3.70
What it does
Search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
"It is in our nature to recognize beauty, but to repeat it—ah, that is another feat altogether."— Hannah of Verdura
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nature's Lore was originally introduced in the Ice Age expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1995. The card was designed as a green sorcery that allows a player to search their library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield, providing a significant acceleration tool for mana ramp strategies in the early years of the game. Its inclusion in the Fifth Edition base set in 1997 marked its first appearance in a core set, consolidating its role as a fundamental staple within the game's mechanics.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic artists from Magic's formative era. Rush's illustration style for this card leaned into the mystical, earthy aesthetic common to early green-aligned spells, utilizing rich, organic imagery to convey the connection between the player and the land. The card was well-received by the player base for its efficiency and remained a highly sought-after utility spell for green decks throughout the 1990s.
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