---
name: "The Creation of Avacyn"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "7f32344f-06d8-4862-bfeb-f90a3e1d7fc2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-creation-of-avacyn-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Creation of Avacyn
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle.
II — Turn the exiled card face up. If it's a creature card, you lose life equal to its mana value.
III — You may put the exiled card onto the battlefield if it's a creature card. If you don't put it onto the battlefield, put it into its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Aesir Escape Valhalla](/printing/the-aesir-escape-valhalla-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Vault 13: Dweller's Journey](/printing/vault-13-dwellers-journey-pip.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Cruelty of Gix](/printing/the-cruelty-of-gix-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Elspeth's Nightmare](/printing/elspeths-nightmare-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Summon: Esper Valigarmanda](/printing/summon-esper-valigarmanda-fic.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Drake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #86
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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