Jayemdae Tome
Revised Edition 258 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 258
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $2.31
What it does
4 generic mana, tap: Draw a card.
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 made its debut in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a central artifact for the game's initial card pool. The name is a phonetic play on the initials J.M.T.A., standing for 'Just More Tome Artifact,' reflecting the game's early playful approach to naming conventions. It was designed as a high-cost utility card, allowing players to pay a mana investment to draw an additional card, which established the Tome as a classic staple of early control decks.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Quinton Hoover, whose distinct, ornate, and often ethereal style became iconic during the game's formative years. Hoover’s design for the Tome, depicting a heavy, mystical book bound in leather and brass, perfectly captured the high-fantasy aesthetic of early Magic. The Revised Edition, released in 1994, brought the card to a wider audience with the white-bordered aesthetic typical of that print run, maintaining its popularity among players who valued its reliable card advantage in longer games.
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