Phyrexian Librarian
Unhinged 62 • uncommon
- Set
- Unhinged
- Collector number
- 62
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library and balance it on your body.
When a balanced card falls or touches another balanced card, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Released in 2004 as part of the Unhinged set, Phyrexian Librarian represents Wizards of the Coast's second foray into the silver-bordered, non-tournament-legal card format. Designed by the Magic: The Gathering R&D team, the set was intended to explore comedic design space and meta-humor that would not be functional or appropriate for standard competitive play. The card specifically parodies the game's obsession with complex mechanics, utilizing the 'Look at your opponent's hand' mechanic in a way that mocks the game's own intricate rules vocabulary.
The artwork was commissioned from longtime Magic illustrator Kev Walker, who is celebrated for his dark and visceral style within the fantasy genre. In this instance, Walker applied his characteristically gritty, high-contrast aesthetic to a whimsical concept, creating a humorous juxtaposition between the terrifying, biomechanical nature of the Phyrexians and the mundane, bureaucratic act of managing a library. The card was well received by players who enjoyed the set's subversive take on the game's lore, cementing it as a staple of early 2000s humor-based expansion design.
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