Magus of the Scroll
Time Spiral 169 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Choose a card name, then reveal a card at random from your hand. If that card has the chosen name, this creature deals 2 damage to any target.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Magus of the Scroll was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a thematic callback to the iconic artifact Library of Alexandria, reimagining its powerful card-advantage effect as a creature. This design choice was emblematic of the set's broader mission to celebrate the history of the game by paying homage to influential cards from its early years.
The illustration for the card was provided by artist Kev Walker, who utilized his signature gritty, high-contrast style to depict the wizardly figure. Within the game's competitive meta, the card was received as a functional, if situational, tool that rewarded players for maintaining a precise hand size, reflecting the strategic depth that Wizards of the Coast sought to capture throughout the Time Spiral block.
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