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
- $0.23
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
The Phyrexian Librarian was released in 2004 as part of the Unhinged set, a Magic: The Gathering expansion explicitly designed for humor and satire. Unlike standard tournament-legal sets, Unhinged introduced unconventional mechanics that played with the physical space of the table and the social interactions of the players, serving as a playful counterpoint to the more rigid and serious competitive environment of the time.
The artwork for this card was created by legendary fantasy illustrator Mark Tedin. In keeping with the card's theme—a creature that requires the player to literally recite the card's rules text from memory—Tedin depicted a distorted, biomechanical figure that fits the macabre Phyrexian aesthetic while leaning into the absurdity required for an 'un-set' release. The design was received by the community as a quintessential example of the set's intent: to challenge players to step outside the traditional mechanics of the game for a moment of shared levity.
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