Catalog
Urza's Saga 64 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Berry
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
"Without order comes errors, and errors kill on Tolaria."— Barrin, master wizard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in October 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, Catalog is a common-rarity blue spell. The set was designed by Wizards of the Coast as the first chapter of the three-part Urza Block, marking a significant mechanical shift in the game's history by introducing complex mechanics like cycling and enchantments that functioned as artifacts. This specific card represents the flavor of the Urza storyline, which depicts the artificer Urza’s long-standing quest to prepare Dominaria against the inevitable invasion of the Phyrexians.
The card features artwork by artist Donato Giancola, whose work is highly regarded in the fantasy genre for its classical, painterly aesthetic. Giancola was tasked with capturing the essence of an artificer sorting through technical schematics or ancient relics. The card design itself, allowing a player to draw two cards and discard one, serves as an early example of card filtering mechanics that prioritize hand quality over sheer card advantage, a design philosophy that remains central to blue-aligned strategies in the game to this day.
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