Scrivener
Exodus 46 • uncommon
- Set
- Exodus
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target instant card from your graveyard to your hand.
"History is a potent weapon."— Karn, silver golem
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scrivener was released in 1998 as part of the Exodus set, the third and final installment of the Rath Cycle in the Magic: The Gathering card game. The set was designed to introduce new mechanics and high-power cards to the evolving game meta, with the Scrivener serving as an uncommon creature that allowed players to reclaim instant cards from their graveyard, emphasizing the strategic importance of utility spells during mid-game play.
The card features illustration by Heather Hudson, a prolific artist who contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Hudson’s work on the Scrivener reflects the fantasy-gothic aesthetic prevalent in the Exodus set, portraying a focused, scholarly figure that aligns with the card’s thematic ability to recover knowledge in the form of discarded spells.
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