Beacon of Unrest

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Beacon of Unrest: Sorcery, Double Masters. Put target artifact or creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Double Masters (2XM)
Released
2020-08-07
Collector number
77
Artist
Joseph Meehan
Commander rank
4,414 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Beacon of Unrest

Beacon of Unrest is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Double Masters (2XM), a Masters set released in August 2020. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by Joseph Meehan. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Fifth Dawn (2004) to Warhammer 40,000 Commander (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Put target artifact or creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Shuffle Beacon of Unrest into its owner's library.

"The light of my master's guidance traverses all boundaries, even those separating life and death."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Beacon of Unrest by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Beacon of Unrest

Beacon of Unrest has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #2XM-77Rare2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #194Rare2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #194★Rare2022
Commander 2019 (C19) #105Rare2019
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #62519Rare2017
Commander 2016 (C16) #107Rare2016
Archenemy (ARC) #10Rare2010
Planechase (HOP) #18Rare2009
Tenth Edition (10E) #129Rare2007
Fifth Dawn (5DN) #41Rare2004

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Beacon of Unrest, newest first.

  • In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the permanent you control from Beacon of Unrest is exiled.
  • If the target card is an illegal target by the time Beacon of Unrest tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't shuffle it into your library.

Similar cards

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Beacon of Unrest is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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