Pursue the Past

Secrets of Strixhaven #216

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {R}{W}

Card text: You gain 2 life. You may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards. Flashback {2}{R}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Rarity: common

Artist: Craig Elliott

""Stones in your path are not obstacles, but discoveries." —Velomachus Lorehold"

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.23 USD · $0.29 USD (Foil) · €0.13 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Pursue the Past in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Owlin Historian

Creature — Bird Cleric

Flashback causes cards to leave your graveyard, triggering Owlin Historian's pump ability twice from a single Pursue the Past.

uncommon

Garrison Excavator

Creature — Orc Sorcerer

Casting Pursue the Past from flashback creates a Spirit token from Garrison Excavator, and the flashback itself triggers it again for two tokens total.

Living History

Enchantment

Flashback counts as a card leaving your graveyard, enabling Living History's pump ability while also gaining life to stabilize.

Primary Research

Enchantment

Flashback triggers Primary Research's card draw at end of turn, and the lifegain helps you survive while generating incremental advantage.

rare

Antiquities on the Loose

Sorcery

Both have flashback and create Spirit tokens, with Antiquities putting counters on Spirits when cast from graveyard for an aggressive token strategy.

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