Beacon of Unrest is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Put target artifact or creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Shuffle Beacon of Unrest into its owner's library.
Complete guide
Beacon of Unrest is a versatile black sorcery that breathes new life into fallen mechanical and biological threats. By allowing players to pull resources from any graveyard and then recycling itself back into the deck, it ensures the cycle of death and rebirth continues indefinitely.
What It Does
Beacon of Unrest targets a single artifact or creature card in any player's graveyard. Upon resolution, it puts that card directly onto the battlefield under your control. The final part of its resolution involves shuffling the Beacon itself back into its owner's library, allowing you to potentially draw and cast it again later in the game.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, you cast Beacon of Unrest and choose a legal target in a graveyard. If the target is still there when the spell resolves, the card enters the battlefield under your control. After the card is placed on the field, the Beacon of Unrest card moves from the stack to its owner's library, which is then shuffled. If the target card is removed from the graveyard before the spell resolves, the entire spell is countered by the rules and none of its effects happen—meaning you do not shuffle the Beacon back into your library.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is thinking the shuffle happens even if the target is gone; remember that if the target is illegal, the spell fails to resolve entirely. In multiplayer games, be aware of ownership rules: if the player who owns the card you 'borrowed' leaves the game, that card leaves with them. Similarly, if you leave the game, any permanent you controlled via Beacon of Unrest is exiled.
When to Play It
This card is most effective in the mid-to-late game when powerful threats have already reached the graveyard. Because it can target any player's graveyard, it serves as a flexible tool to steal an opponent's win condition or recover your own key artifact or creature.
Interaction examples
DamnationAfter casting Damnation to clear the board of all creatures, you can follow up with Beacon of Unrest to pick the best creature among those destroyed and put it onto the battlefield under your control immediately.
Living DeathIf a player casts Living Death, all graveyards are emptied. If you want to ensure you keep a specific creature, you should cast Beacon of Unrest first. However, if Beacon of Unrest is in your graveyard when Living Death resolves, it will not be affected as it is a sorcery, not a creature card.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Beacon of Unrest
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the target card is an illegal target by the time Beacon of Unrest tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't shuffle it into your library.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the permanent you control from Beacon of Unrest is exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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