Jolted Awake Retro Frame: Graveyard Spark Revival
Jolted Awake (Retro Frame) from Modern Horizons 3 is a practical tool for graveyard oriented playstyles. This Near Mint Foil sorcery lets you target up to one artifact or creature card in your graveyard and, if you choose, pay a cost equal to that card’s mana value to bring it back to the battlefield. It also offers cycling for late game reach, giving you options when the plan shifts or answers are needed quickly. The foil treatment helps this card stand out on the display shelf while it remains a solid in game option.
In the lore of the set, the awakening is sparked by a charged relic waking from sleep and demanding the right price to rejoin the fray. Practically, Jolted Awake rewards careful sequencing—you can suspend the recovery plan until you’ve set up the exact piece you want to reclaim, then execute it with precise mana management. The retro frame nods to Magic’s history, while the card’s mechanics stay relevant in today’s Modern Horizons 3 metagame.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{R}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Choose up to one target artifact or creature card in your graveyard. You get {R}{R}. Then you may pay an amount of mana equal to that card's mana value. If you do, return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Cycling 2.
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Power / Toughness – N/A
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Loyalty – N/A
