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Cards/Strixhaven: School of Mages/Bury in Books

Bury in Books

{4}{U}

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Strixhaven: School of Mages·stx #39·Common·2021·Art by Zoltan Boros
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Bury in Books
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Oracle Text

This spell costs {2} 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.

Set
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
Number
#39
Rarity
Common
Artist
Zoltan Boros
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.17
USD Foil
$0.08
EUR
€0.04
EUR Foil
€0.06
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

4/16/2021·wotc

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.

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