Sylvan Library
Sylvan Library: Enchantment, Dominaria Remastered. At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered (DMR)
- Released
- 2023-01-13
- Collector number
- 179
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
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About Sylvan Library
Sylvan Library is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare green enchantment from Dominaria Remastered (DMR), a Masters set released in January 2023. It is collector number 179 in that set, with art by Yeong-Hao Han. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 17 sets, from Legends (1994) to Special Guests (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $28.77 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $28.77 (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 Sylvan Library by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Sylvan Library
Sylvan Library has been printed in 17 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #155 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2058 | Rare | 2025 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #350 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #441 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2021C | Mythic | 2021 |
| Commander Collection: Green (CC1) #5 | Rare | 2020 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #187 | Rare | 2016 |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #88 | Rare | 2015 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #235 | Rare | 2014 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #23948 | Rare | 2013 |
| Commander's Arsenal (CM1) #17 | Rare | 2012 |
| Masters Edition (ME1) #133 | Rare | 2007 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Sylvan Library, newest first.
- Any cards drawn prior to Sylvan Library’s ability resolving, including in your upkeep or in response to Sylvan Library’s triggered ability, can be chosen to be put back using this effect. Sylvan Library’s controller is responsible for keeping these cards distinguishable in hand, such as by keeping them separate from cards that began the turn in hand.
- If you choose to draw two cards, then replace one or more of those draws with some other effect, the rest of Sylvan Library’s ability still happens. If you’ve actually drawn only one card that turn, you must choose that card and either pay 4 life or put it on top of your library. If you haven’t actually drawn any cards that turn, the rest of the ability has no effect.
- If you control other triggered abilities that allow you to draw cards during your draw step, you can choose to order Sylvan Library’s ability before or after those abilities. Triggered abilities controlled by other players will resolve before triggered abilities you control.
- If you control more than one Sylvan Library, the triggered ability of each will resolve in sequence. You don’t get to draw all the cards at once and then put them all back at once.
- You always perform your normal draw before this ability. The normal draw occurs before anything can be placed on the stack during a player’s draw step.
- You can put back zero, one, or two cards.
- It’s not possible to take any actions between drawing the cards and choosing two cards. You can’t cast the cards you drew to avoid having two cards to choose.
Similar cards
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