Embrace the Unknown

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Embrace the Unknown: Sorcery, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Exile the top two cards of your library. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
28
Artist
Quintin Gleim
Commander rank
6,530 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Retrace

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About Embrace the Unknown

Embrace the Unknown is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 28 in that set, with art by Quintin Gleim. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.06 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.)

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

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.06 (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 Embrace the Unknown by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Embrace the Unknown

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #64Rare2024

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Embrace the Unknown, newest first.

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

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