Return the Past
Doctor Who 979 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 979
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
During your turn, each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard has flashback. Its flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
"You're back! You're in my head. All my memories... are back."— The Twelfth Doctor
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Return the Past is a card featured in the Doctor Who Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2023. This set was designed to integrate the long-running science fiction television series into the mechanics of the collectible card game, allowing players to utilize iconic characters, locations, and narrative beats from the show's sixty-year history. The design team focused on capturing the essence of the Doctor's regeneration and temporal adventures, ensuring that both long-time Whovians and established Magic players found thematic resonance in the card's function and art.
The artwork for the set was a collaborative effort involving various illustrators commissioned to evoke the distinct visual styles of different eras of Doctor Who. Return the Past serves as a mechanical representation of the show's recurring theme of historical revision and temporal echoes. Upon its release, the set was well received for its attention to detail and its ability to balance the complex lore of the Time Lords with the strategic gameplay that defines the Magic system.
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