Illuminate History – Strixhaven
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2021
Ratings:
Constructed: 3.13
Casual: 3.00
Limited: 3.38
Multiplayer: 3.00
Commander [EDH]: 2.50
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 is bad. 3 is average. 5 is great.
Reviews Below:
David
Fanany
Player
since
1995
As Strixhaven cards start to make their way into casual play, I really hope to see more cubes that use graveyard themes for the Boros color pair. There are a surprising number of older cards that stealthily support the concept; and even without those, some of the Lorehold cards are just pretty cool all around. Illuminate History is perhaps not the flashiest of these, being a now-standard incarnation of red card drawing with a little extra bonus for when you need to try and keep up on resources. However, sometimes that’s enough to make a difference, and it can definitely be effective when you need to get a lot of cards into your graveyard at one time. It’s also worth remembering that it’s a Lesson card – I don’t know if the learn mechanic will quite crack Standard tournaments, but it makes limited sideboarding decisions a lot more interesting than they often are.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
Commander: 3/5
Simple and sweet, Illuminate History lets you dump cards you have little use for to replace them, with a free body following if your graveyard is full enough. It’s not terribly flashy, but it lets you cycle through cards you have less use for, and it being a Lesson might pay off in some circumstances. It’s not a star by any stretch, but it is nice value in colors that sometimes struggle to keep the advantage.
Constructed: 3.25
Casual: 3
Limited: 3.75
Multiplayer: 3
Commander: 2 (I feel like it’s not good enough to make it, but I could be wrong)
We would love more volunteers to help us with our Magic the Gathering Card of the Day reviews. If you want to share your ideas on cards with other fans, feel free to drop us an email. We’d be happy to link back to your blog / YouTube Channel / etc. 😉
Click here to read over 4,000 more MTG Cards of the Day! Daily Since 2001.
