---
name: "Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U} // {U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard // Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Prepared", "Ward"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Evyn Fong"
oracle_id: "24a29be4-5bc2-469b-b2ce-2fb305c3facb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/emeritus-of-ideation-ancestral-recall-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U} // {U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard // Instant
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Prepared, Ward

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #45
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Evyn Fong
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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