---
name: "Illuminate History"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "108"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jokubas Uogintas"
oracle_id: "c7c1e7cf-0be2-4129-9bdf-0862be2fba7f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illuminate-history-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Illuminate History
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards. Then if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.

> *「看看這石雕細部的精妙處理！教授，也許我們對於卡瑟朗族早期使用工具的假設有誤。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Living History](/printing/living-history-sos.md) — Enchantment
2. [Illustrious Historian](/printing/illustrious-historian-stx.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
3. [Occult Epiphany](/printing/occult-epiphany-voc.md) — Instant
4. [Rites of Initiation](/printing/rites-of-initiation-ody.md) — Instant
5. [Seasoned Pyromancer](/printing/seasoned-pyromancer-j21.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Spirit Cairn](/printing/spirit-cairn-c20.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #108
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jokubas Uogintas
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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