Library of Lat-Nam
Alliances 31 • rare
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 31
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alan Rabinowitz
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
An opponent chooses one —
• You draw three cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
• You search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Library of Lat-Nam was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the lore of the Ice Age block, focusing on the political instability of the war-torn continent of Terisiare. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide a powerful but risky card-advantage tool, requiring the player to exile a card from their graveyard to perform a selection effect, reflecting the thematic cost of digging through ancient magical archives.
The artwork was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson, a prominent artist during the game's early years. Her style for the piece sought to capture the enigmatic and decaying nature of the titular library, utilizing the dark, gothic aesthetic that defined much of the early Magic visual identity. While it became a niche inclusion in various casual decks, it was generally viewed by competitive players as overshadowed by more efficient library-manipulation spells available during that era.
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