Illuminate History — ruling 1

You may choose not to discard any cards as Illuminate History resolves. In that case, you will not draw any cards, but you might still create a Spirit.

Illuminate History — ruling 2

Illuminate History will stay on the stack until it is finished resolving, so it will not count itself as one of the cards in your graveyard.

Illuminate History — ruling 3

Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.

Illuminate History — ruling 4

Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.

Illuminate History : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Illuminate History 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

Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards. Then if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.

How it works : Illuminate History

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 16, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
You may choose not to discard any cards as Illuminate History resolves. In that case, you will not draw any cards, but you might still create a Spirit.
Card named in this ruling
Spirit
#2April 16, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
Illuminate History will stay on the stack until it is finished resolving, so it will not count itself as one of the cards in your graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3April 16, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4April 16, 2021· Wizards of the Coast
Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.