Serene Remembrance 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
Shuffle Serene Remembrance and up to three target cards from a single graveyard into their owners' libraries.
Complete guide
Serene Remembrance is a versatile green sorcery that allows players to recycle resources from their graveyard while ensuring the spell itself returns to the library. Whether you are protecting your own key pieces from exile or disrupting an opponent's strategy, this card offers valuable graveyard management for a low mana cost.
Recycling the Past
When you cast Serene Remembrance, you choose up to three target cards from one specific graveyard. As the spell resolves, these targets and Serene Remembrance itself are shuffled back into their owners' libraries. This unique effect allows the spell to essentially 'replace' itself in your deck, provided it resolves successfully.
The Resolution Process
Step one is targeting: you can choose zero, one, two, or three cards from a single graveyard. Step two is the resolution: if you chose targets and at least one is still legal, all legal targets and Serene Remembrance are shuffled into their respective libraries. If you chose zero targets, you simply shuffle Serene Remembrance into your library upon resolution.
Common Mistakes and Legal Targets
A critical rule to remember is that if you choose one or more targets and all of those targets become illegal (for example, if they are exiled in response), the entire spell fails to resolve. In this scenario, Serene Remembrance will not be shuffled into your library; instead, it will be placed in your graveyard. Additionally, all targeted cards must come from the same graveyard.
Strategic Timing
Use this card to prevent your deck from running out of cards or to tuck away threats that your opponent plans to reanimate. Because it shuffles itself back, it is excellent in long games where you need to repeatedly access your best utility spells or ramp cards.
Interaction examples
Nature's LoreAfter casting Nature's Lore to find a Forest, the card sits in your graveyard. You then cast Serene Remembrance, targeting Nature's Lore. Upon resolution, both cards are shuffled into your library, allowing you to potentially draw and cast Nature's Lore again later in the game.
FarseekIf you have both Farseek and Nature's Lore in your graveyard, you can cast Serene Remembrance targeting both. Since both are in your graveyard, they are valid targets from a 'single graveyard'. They, along with Serene Remembrance, are shuffled back into your library in one single action.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Serene Remembrance
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You may choose zero targets when you cast Serene Remembrance. If you do, you’ll shuffle Serene Remembrance into its owner’s library when it resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you choose at least one target for Serene Remembrance, and all of its targets are illegal when Serene Remembrance tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t shuffle any library and Serene Remembrance will be put into its owner’s graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If you give Serene Remembrance the flashback ability and cast it from your graveyard, it will be exiled instead of being shuffled into your library. Any other targets will still be shuffled into their owners’ library, however.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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