“"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." —Lewis Carroll, *Through the Looking Glass*”
Ancestral Memories - Seventh Edition (#59) - Illustrated by Rebecca Guay - Magic: The Gathering Card

Ancestral Memories

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Sorcery

Mana Cost: {2}{U}{U}{U}

Oracle Rules Text: Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Flavor Text: "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." —Lewis Carroll, *Through the Looking Glass*

Set: Seventh Edition (#59), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Rebecca Guay

Sorcery Blue Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (34)
9 Languages
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6 Printings
Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Ancestral Memories - Seventh Edition MTG card scan Ancestral Memories Seventh Edition Viewing 7ED Rare Rebecca Guay 2001-04-11
Ancestral Memories - Mirage MTG card scan Ancestral Memories Mirage MIR Rare William Donohoe 1996-10-08
Ancestral Memories - Portal MTG card scan Ancestral Memories Portal POR Rare Dan Frazier 1997-05-01
Ancestral Memories - Classic Sixth Edition MTG card scan Ancestral Memories Classic Sixth Edition 6ED Rare William Donohoe 1999-04-21
Ancestral Memories - Seventh Edition MTG card scan Ancestral Memories Seventh Edition 7ED Rare Rebecca Guay 2001-04-11
Ancestral Memories - The List MTG card scan Ancestral Memories The List PLST Rare Dan Frazier 2023-06-23

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