Bury in Books
Strixhaven: School of Mages 39 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
This spell costs 2 generic mana 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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bury in Books was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set is themed around an elite university for mages, with the card mechanically and visually representing a blue-aligned spell that literally entombing an opponent's creature within the institution's vast library. It reflects the set's focus on academia, research, and the pursuit of knowledge.
The card was illustrated by artist Heonhwa Choe, who utilized a vivid, magical aesthetic to emphasize the overwhelming nature of the library's enchanted tomes. In the game's competitive landscape, the card serves as a common-rarity removal spell. It was designed to provide players with a thematic way to handle problematic permanents, fitting seamlessly into the draft and sealed environments that defined the Strixhaven experience.
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