Illuminate History
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #312 · Rare · Sorcery — Lesson
Mana cost: {2}{R}{R}
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.
Illustrated by Jokubas Uogintas · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.50 USD · €0.40 EUR
- Foil: $0.46 USD · €0.33 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $0.50 USD; low $0.50 USD, high $0.51 USD.
Printings
- Magic Online Promos #90124 (PRM) · Rare · 2021
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #108p (PSTX) · Rare · 2021 · $0.47 USD
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #108s (PSTX) · Rare · 2021 · $0.45 USD foil
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #108 (STX) · Rare · 2021 · $0.30 USD
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #312 (this printing) · Rare · 2021 · $0.50 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — You may choose not to discard any cards as Illuminate History resolves. In that case, you will not draw any cards, but you might still create a Spirit.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — Illuminate History will stay on the stack until it is finished resolving, so it will not count itself as one of the cards in your graveyard.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.