Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Lifecrafter's Bestiary: Artifact, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 231
- Artist
- Izzy
- Keywords
- Scry
Build around this card with Grover
About Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Lifecrafter's Bestiary is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green artifact from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 231 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {G}. If you do, draw a card.
"Inspiration is found by looking outward." -Oviya Pashiri, sage lifecrafter
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Lifecrafter's Bestiary by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Lifecrafter's Bestiary has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #307 | Rare | 2023 |
| Wizards Play Network 2023 (PW23) #2 | Rare | 2023 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #370 | Rare | 2022 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #160 | Rare | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #249 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #244 | Rare | 2020 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) #162 | Rare | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #162p | Rare | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #162s | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Lifecrafter's Bestiary, newest first.
- The draw step is after the upkeep step, so you'll scry 1 before you draw for the turn.
- Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
- While resolving Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability, you can't pay {G} multiple times to draw multiple cards.
Similar cards
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