Suspicious Bookcase
Streets of New Capenna 245 • uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Collector number
- 245
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Josu Hernaiz
- Market price
- $0.25
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 released as part of the Streets of New Capenna expansion for Magic: The Gathering, launched in 2022. Set in a 1920s-inspired metropolis controlled by demon-led crime families, the card captures the aesthetic of the setting’s prohibition-era noir theme. It functions as an artifact that allows a creature to bypass blockers, fitting the narrative of secret passages and clandestine activity central to the set's espionage-heavy underworld.
The artwork was illustrated by Valera Lutfullina, who aimed to evoke a sense of hidden depth within a luxurious, Art Deco-inspired environment. The design centers on the classic trope of a bookshelf concealing a doorway, rendered with the ornate, gilded flourishes characteristic of the New Capenna style. It was received by players as a functional utility piece for limited formats, appreciated for its thematic adherence to the set's intrigue-driven mechanics.
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