Jayemdae Tome
Magic Origins 231 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 231
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
4 generic mana, tap: Draw a card.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Jayemdae Tome is one of the most iconic artifacts in Magic: The Gathering, originally debuting in the game's 1993 Alpha set. Designed by Richard Garfield to represent a source of infinite knowledge, the card's function of drawing additional cards established it as a staple of early control decks. Its inclusion in the 2015 Magic Origins set served as a tribute to its long-standing legacy, reintroducing the artifact to a new generation of players as part of a core set intended to bridge the game's history with modern mechanics.
The artwork for the Magic Origins version was illustrated by James Paick, who sought to capture the Tome as an ancient, slightly glowing repository of arcane secrets. While the original version is famed for the quirky, whimsical art by Quinton Hoover, Paick’s rendition adopts a more refined, high-fantasy aesthetic consistent with the visual standards of the mid-2010s. The card has been well received across its various iterations, valued by players for its reliable, albeit expensive, utility in grinding out long-term advantages in a game.
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