Learn from the Past
Learn from the Past: Instant, Dragons of Tarkir. Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. Draw a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir (DTK)
- Released
- 2015-03-27
- Collector number
- 60
- Artist
- Chase Stone
- Commander rank
- 10,603 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Learn from the Past
Learn from the Past is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue instant from Dragons of Tarkir (DTK), an expansion set released in March 2015. It is collector number 60 in that set, with art by Chase Stone. 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, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Dragons of Tarkir (2015) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library.
Draw a card.
"I've been told my whole life that the great Ojutai holds all knowledge, but I wonder what our forebears knew." -Narset
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Learn from the Past by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Learn from the Past
Learn from the Past has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #192 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Learn from the Past.
- If the player's graveyard is empty, the player will shuffle their library, then you'll draw a card.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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