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Magic: The Gathering · Secrets of Strixhaven · Common

Pursue the Past

Sorcery

$0.23

Market price

$0.35

Foil

2

Public decks

Pursue the Past
$0.23$0.35
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ScryfallEDHREC

Rules Text

You gain 2 life. You may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Stones in your path are not obstacles, but discoveries." —Velomachus Lorehold

Card Facts

Mana value
2
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#8,674
Keywords
Flashback
Rarity

Legality

Alchemy

Legal

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Future

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Pauper

Legal

Pauper Commander

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Standard

Legal

Standard Brawl

Legal

Timeless

Legal

TLR

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Old School

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

  2. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.

  3. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.

  6. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.

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Secrets of Strixhaven
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Community

Decks using this card

2 public decks run Pursue the Past.


MTGPauper

Snacker Gates

IO
ion3 months ago
500
MTGCommanderB1

GARDIEN DES ENFERS

RI
Rikoudou773 months ago
200