Library of Alexandria
Library of Alexandria: Land, Arabian Nights. Tap: Add Colorless. Tap: Draw a card. Activate only if you have exactly seven cards in hand. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Arabian Nights (ARN)
- Released
- 1993-12-17
- Collector number
- 76
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Reserved List
- Yes
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About Library of Alexandria
Library of Alexandria is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless land from Arabian Nights (ARN), an expansion set released in December 1993. It is collector number 76 in that set, with art by Mark Poole. As a land, it has no mana cost. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Brawl, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Legacy, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Historic. It is restricted in Vintage and Old School. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Arabian Nights (1993) to Special Guests (2023). It is on the Reserved List. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1880.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have exactly seven cards in hand.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1880.52 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Library of Alexandria by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Banned |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Restricted |
| Old School | Restricted |
| Commander | Banned |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Banned |
| PreDH | Banned |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Library of Alexandria
Library of Alexandria has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #158a | Mythic | 2026 |
| Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2020B | Mythic | 2020 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46940 | Rare | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #303 | Mythic | 2014 |
| Masters Edition IV (ME4) #245 | Rare | 2011 |
| Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #11 | Rare | 1997 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Library of Alexandria.
- You may tap multiples of these in response to each other because the requirement for 7 cards is checked only at the time the ability is announced and not again when it resolves.
Similar cards
Other land cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
Mentioned in these guides
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