Animist’s Awakening (SOC #261)
Animist's Awakening is a rare printing from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC #261), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Chris Rahn.
Card text
Reveal the top X cards of your library. Put all land cards from among them onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, untap those lands.
Details
| Mana cost | {X}{G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) |
| Collector number | 261 |
| Artist | Chris Rahn |
| Released | 2026-04-24 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-18, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.36 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- June 22, 2015 — Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won't count because it's still on the stack as you make this check.
- June 22, 2015 — If the spell mastery ability applies, you untap only the lands put onto the battlefield with Animist's Awakening.
- June 22, 2015 — No player will know the order of the cards put on the bottom of your library. Practically speaking, the cards should be shuffled (although this is not the game action of "shuffling").
- June 22, 2015 — If you have X or less cards in your library, you'll reveal all the cards from your library, put all land cards from among them onto the battlefield tapped, and then put the rest of the cards back in your library in a random order. (This is effectively the same as shuffling your library, although it's still not technically a shuffle.)