Magic: The Gathering

Arcane Laboratory

The List 7ED-60 • uncommon

Set: The List
Collector number: 7ED-60
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana blue mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Blue
Artist: Brian Snõddy
Market price: $0.52

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$0.52market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.48 – $0.63 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This enchantment challenges players to carefully manage their resources by restricting the number of spells each person can cast. Its presence on the table shifts the rhythm of play, rewarding those who can maximize the impact of their single allowed action.

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Card face

What it does

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Too many wizards spoil the spell, but too many spells spoil the wizard.— Sign on entry to arcane lab

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Arcane Laboratory first appeared in the Urza's Saga expansion in 1998, designed as a blue enchantment to restrict the flow of gameplay by limiting players to casting only one spell per turn. Its mechanics represent a classic 'rule-setting' effect in Magic: The Gathering, intended to punish combo-heavy strategies and slow down the pace of engagement during a turn. The card has since been reprinted in various iterations, including its inclusion in 'The List', a curated selection of cards that Wizards of the Coast inserts into Set Boosters to highlight past designs.

The artwork for this specific version was crafted by Brian Snõddy, who utilized a distinct, illustrative style that captures the arcane, scholarly atmosphere of a wizard's study. By depicting a cluttered laboratory filled with mystical apparatus, the imagery reinforces the flavor of a protective, restrictive ward. Over time, the card has been received as a foundational tool for control-oriented deck builders, frequently appearing in formats like Commander to neutralize decks reliant on explosive, multi-spell turns.

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