Ivory Tower
From the Vault: Relics 4 • mythic
- Set
- From the Vault: Relics
- Collector number
- 4
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ivory Tower was originally introduced in the Antiquities expansion in 1994, designed during Magic: The Gathering's formative years to provide players with a repeatable method for life gain. The card quickly became a staple of defensive control archetypes, as its ability to reward players for holding cards in hand incentivized a methodical, reactive playstyle. It remains a classic example of early artifact design, where mechanics often focused on complex board interactions and resource management.
The version from From the Vault: Relics, released in 2010, features updated artwork by Jason Chan. This release was curated to showcase legendary artifacts throughout the history of the game, providing a premium, foil treatment for cards that were previously difficult to acquire or historically significant. Chan’s interpretation leans into a high-fantasy aesthetic, depicting the tower with an ornate, glowing presence that emphasizes its status as a sought-after relic within the set’s specialized context.
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