Suspicious Bookcase
Commander Masters 977 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 977
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Josu Hernaiz
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Defender
3 generic mana, tap: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
The great library in the Museum of Old Capenna has a million volumes on display—and miles of passages hidden behind them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Suspicious Bookcase was introduced as an uncommon artifact in the Core Set 2019 expansion and was later reprinted as card number 977 in the Commander Masters set. The card was designed to provide a tactical utility effect in limited play environments, allowing players to grant a creature unblockable status at the cost of mana, reflecting the theme of a secret passage hidden within a library.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Titus Lunter, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering visual identity. Lunter’s design emphasizes a dark, mysterious aesthetic, utilizing sharp contrast to highlight the bookshelf's central role as a gateway. Within the community, the card is recognized for its flavorful mechanical design, which translates the classic trope of a hidden room into a repeatable, albeit resource-heavy, gameplay action.
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