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Bury in Books

four generic manaone blue manaInstant

Card text

This spell costs two generic mana less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.

Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.

There are no weapons allowed in the Biblioplex, but a clever mage is never truly defenseless.

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0.23 $

Foil 0.12 $

24 printings

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Bury in Books rulings

  • If the target creature's controller has zero cards left in their library when Bury in Books resolves, that creature becomes the top card of their library.

Bury in Books format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderLegal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal

Other

  • TLRNot legal

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