Epistolary Librarian

Epistolary Librarian card image

Epistolary Librarian: Creature - Astartes Wizard, Warhammer 40,000 Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Astartes Wizard
Colour identity
White and blue (WU)
Power / toughness
3/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K)
Released
2022-10-07
Collector number
118
Artist
Games Workshop
Commander rank
14,312 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Veil of Time

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About Epistolary Librarian

Epistolary Librarian is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and blue creature from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K), a Commander product released in October 2022. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Games Workshop. It costs {2}{W}{U} (two generic, one white and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Warhammer 40,000 Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Veil of Time - Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

"Bolters? Chainswords? All fine weapons, however I wield a far more dangerous power."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Epistolary Librarian by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Epistolary Librarian

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #118★Rare2022

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Epistolary Librarian.

  • In Two-Headed giant and other formats where multiple players can attack at the same time, Epistolary Librarian's triggered ability counts all attacking creatures, even those controlled by other players.

Similar cards

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