---
name: "Perils of the Past"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TRK"
set_name: "Star Trek"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "f1f77fb4-2c83-4cbf-894e-624abe6cd95f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/perils-of-the-past-trk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Perils of the Past
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Use the Relic — Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn.
• Destroy the Relic — Destroy target artifact.

> *Some knowledge is lost. Some knowledge is buried.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Raze the Effigy](/printing/raze-the-effigy-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Overwhelming Surge](/printing/overwhelming-surge-tdm.md) — Instant
3. [Hearth Charm](/printing/hearth-charm-vis.md) — Instant
4. [Abrade](/printing/abrade-soc.md) — Instant
5. [Relic Crush](/printing/relic-crush-zen.md) — Instant
6. [Heritage Reclamation](/printing/heritage-reclamation-tdm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek (TRK) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros

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