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Embrace the Unknown

{2}{R}

Sorcery

OTCOutlaws of Thunder Junction Commander#64rare
Extended Art

"Everyone's gotta die somehow. I'll be damned if I meet my end cowering in some cellar."

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 38
Illustrator
Quintin Gleim
Found in
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#6,572
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Retrace
Plays as:
Impulse Draw
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Rulings

5 · latest Apr 12, 2024
  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    A retrace card cast from your graveyard follows the normal timing rules for its card type.

  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You’re casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs.

  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    If the active player casts a spell that has retrace, that player may cast that card again after it resolves, before another player can remove the card from the graveyard. The active player has priority after the spell resolves, so they can immediately cast a new spell. Since casting a card with retrace from the graveyard moves that card onto the stack, no one else would have the chance to affect it while it’s still in the graveyard.

  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    When a retrace spell you cast from your graveyard resolves, fails to resolve, or is countered, it’s put back into your graveyard. You may use the retrace ability to cast it again.

  • WotCApr 12, 2024

    You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for cards played from exile this way. For example, if an exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.