Arcane Encyclopedia
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 297 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Victor Harmatiuk
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Draw a card.
A quill from the First Reader at Candlekeep, the spectacles of the Most Holy Servant of Gond, a woven bookmark from the Caleph Arcane of Calimport: readers always leave something of themselves behind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Arcane Encyclopedia was released as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set in 2022. This expansion was designed to bring the flavor and mechanics of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms setting into the popular Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The artifact functions as a utility card, reflecting the scholarly tone of the high-fantasy setting it draws from.
The card’s illustration was provided by Victor Harmatiuk, who crafted a visualization of an enchanted tome imbued with magical energy. The aesthetic is intended to evoke the classic imagery of a D&D wizard's repository of knowledge. Upon release, the card was widely received by players as a functional, accessible uncommon card that fits thematic decks centered around research and card advantage.
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