Orcish Librarian
Ice Age 209 • rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Phil Foglio
- Market price
- $1.02
What it does
red mana, tap: Look at the top eight cards of your library. Exile four of them at random, then put the rest on top of your library in any order.
Us hungry, need food . . . . Lots of books . . . . Hmm . . . .
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
The Orcish Librarian was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the first set designed explicitly for independent expansion rather than as a core game component, Ice Age introduced a colder, more thematic aesthetic to the game. The card represents a recurring stylistic trend in the era, where creatures were often depicted with idiosyncratic, humorous, or unconventional roles within the game's fantasy hierarchy.
The illustration was crafted by artist Quinton Hoover, a prolific contributor to the game’s early visual identity known for his lush, distinctively painterly style. In designing the Orcish Librarian, Hoover leaned into the whimsical nature of the concept, subverting traditional fantasy tropes by casting a chaotic creature in an academic setting. While the card is often remembered for its eccentric art, it remains a notable example of the experimental mechanical design prevalent during the game’s formative years.
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