---
name: "Embrace the Unknown"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Retrace"]
set: "OTC"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Quintin Gleim"
oracle_id: "9f36dd20-350c-4046-b57f-e6b5cc9aa999"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/embrace-the-unknown-otc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Embrace the Unknown
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Retrace

## Oracle Text
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

> *„Jeder muss irgendwie sterben. Ich will verdammt sein, wenn ich in einem Keller kauernd mein Ende finde."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Reckless Impulse](/printing/reckless-impulse-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Wrenn's Resolve](/printing/wrenns-resolve-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Allure of the Unknown](/printing/allure-of-the-unknown-prm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Act on Impulse](/printing/act-on-impulse-j22.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ignite the Future](/printing/ignite-the-future-j22.md) — Sorcery
6. [Escape to the Wilds](/printing/escape-to-the-wilds-eld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #64
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Quintin Gleim
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`