Relic of Progenitus

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Relic of Progenitus: Artifact, The Brothers' War Commander. Tap: Target player exiles a card from their graveyard. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}
Mana value
1
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
The Brothers' War Commander (BRC)
Released
2022-11-18
Collector number
157
Artist
Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
Commander rank
4,788 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Relic of Progenitus

Relic of Progenitus is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless artifact from The Brothers' War Commander (BRC), a Commander product released in November 2022. It is collector number 157 in that set, with art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Shards of Alara (2008) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}: Target player exiles a card from their graveyard.

{1}, Exile this artifact: Exile all graveyards. Draw a card.

Elves believe the hydra-god Progenitus sleeps beneath Naya, feeding on forgotten magics.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.30 (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 Relic of Progenitus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Relic of Progenitus

Relic of Progenitus has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #230Common2024
Historic Anthology 5 (HA5) #25Common2021
Eternal Masters (EMA) #231Uncommon2016
Modern Event Deck 2014 (MD1) #21Uncommon2014
Modern Masters (MMA) #213Uncommon2013
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A117Uncommon2010
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #B29Uncommon2010
Planechase (HOP) #124Common2009
Shards of Alara (ALA) #218Common2008

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Relic of Progenitus, newest first.

  • If you activate Relic of Progenitus's first ability, the targeted player chooses which card to exile. The choice is made as the ability resolves.
  • You can activate Relic of Progenitus's second ability even if no players have any cards in their graveyards. You'll still draw a card.

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