Magic: The Gathering

Relic of Progenitus

Planechase 124 • common

Set: Planechase
Collector number: 124
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
Market price: $7.27

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Market

What it's worth

$7.27market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$6.26 – $7.27 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card serves as a powerful tool for controlling the game by allowing players to exile cards from graveyards, effectively disrupting strategies that rely on interacting with discarded or destroyed resources. Despite its status as a common, its ability to cycle itself for a new card while keeping opposing graveyards clear makes it a staple utility piece in many collections.

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Card face

What it does

tap: Target player exiles a card from their graveyard.

1 generic mana, Exile this artifact: Exile all graveyards. Draw a card.

Elves believe the hydra-god Progenitus sleeps beneath Naya, feeding on forgotten magics.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Relic of Progenitus was originally released as part of the Shards of Alara expansion in 2008 before being featured in the 2009 Planechase release as card number 124. It was designed to serve as a versatile graveyard interaction tool, drawing inspiration from the mythical hydra Progenitus whose presence permeates the setting of the Shards of Alara block. The card's mechanics reflect the creature's lore by effectively purging the battlefield and graveyards of the influence of the dead.

The artwork was illustrated by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach, who employed a stark, ethereal aesthetic to emphasize the relic's ancient and formidable nature. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a staple utility piece for competitive formats, valued for its low mana cost and its ability to act as both a continuous threat to opponent strategies and a self-cycling resource in the late game.

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About

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