---
name: "Shadows of the Past"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "DDR"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "a5ba544f-b223-47c8-a408-b00512772107"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadows-of-the-past-ddr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadows of the Past
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature dies, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{4}{B}: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Activate only if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Warteye Witch](/printing/warteye-witch-j21.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
2. [Phyrexian Vivisector](/printing/phyrexian-vivisector-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Human
3. [Omen of the Dead](/printing/omen-of-the-dead-thb.md) — Enchantment
4. [Dark Prophecy](/printing/dark-prophecy-m14.md) — Enchantment
5. [Hopeless Nightmare](/printing/hopeless-nightmare-woe.md) — Enchantment
6. [Reaper of the Wilds](/printing/reaper-of-the-wilds-ddm.md) — Creature — Gorgon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis (DDR) #60
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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