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◇ Catalog #2242

Archaeomancer

sld·#2242·rare·borderless

Illus. Yuu Fujiki

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EDHrec rank #944 · Common include

Variants

Borderless

Gameplay

Creature — Human Wizard

When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

A hunter's prowess with the slinger is proof of their excellent skills in combat.

1/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2018-12-07wotc

If an instant or sorcery spell puts Archaeomancer onto the battlefield, its ability can target that card in your graveyard.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2242 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Human Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #944 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Yuu Fujiki. Rarix catalogs 30 other cards credited to this artist.