Alhammarret's Archive
Magic Origins 221 • mythic
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 221
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Richard Wright
- Market price
- $9.82
What it does
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
It contains the totality of Alhammarret's notes, theories, and ponderings.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Alhammarret's Archive was released in 2015 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion Magic Origins. The card represents the vast repository of knowledge held by Alhammarret, the Sphinx mentor to the planeswalker Jace Beleren. In the lore, this archive serves as a repository for the secrets and spells the Sphinx collected, reflecting his manipulative and scholarly nature as he taught Jace to hone his telepathic abilities.
The card was designed as a rare artifact that doubles the effects of life gain and card draw, a mechanic that reinforces the theme of intellectual accumulation and resilience. It was illustrated by artist Ryan Yee, who utilized a ethereal and imposing aesthetic to capture the grand scale of the Sphinx's library. Upon release, it was well-received by the Commander format community for its powerful utility in decks focused on card advantage and resource management.
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