Body of Knowledge
Commander Legends 631 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Collector number
- 631
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Clint Cearley
- Market price
- $2.14
What it does
Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.
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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Where it came from
Body of Knowledge was released in 2020 as part of the Commander Legends set, the first full expansion designed specifically for the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The card was crafted to embody the set's focus on high-impact, multiplayer-friendly mechanics, utilizing a design that rewards players for accumulating large hand sizes, a classic blue color identity trope that scales effectively in the longer, more chaotic games characteristic of the Commander environment.
The card features artwork by illustrator Anna Steinbauer, who is known for her contributions to the game's expansive visual library. Her design captures the essence of the creature as a living, swirling manifestation of arcane information, aligning with the card's ability to mirror the player's knowledge base. Upon release, the card was received as a strong engine for decks centered around card draw, quickly finding a home in various niche strategies despite not being a ubiquitous staple of the format.
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