Hieroglyphic Illumination

Hieroglyphic Illumination card image

Hieroglyphic Illumination: Instant, Jumpstart 2022. Draw two cards. Cycling U. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
307
Artist
Raoul Vitale
Commander rank
11,665 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cycling

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About Hieroglyphic Illumination

Hieroglyphic Illumination is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 307 in that set, with art by Raoul Vitale. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Amonkhet (2017) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Draw two cards.

Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"The answers are here. This is the way through the trial."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (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 Hieroglyphic Illumination by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Hieroglyphic Illumination

Hieroglyphic Illumination has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #64Common2020
Commander 2020 (C20) #112Common2020
The List (PLST) #AKH-57Common2019
Amonkhet (AKH) #57Common2017

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