Sylvan Library
| Name | Sylvan Library |
|---|---|
| Type | Enchantment |
| Description | 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. |
| Artist | Ekaterina Burmak |
| Set | Special Guests #155 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Sylvan Library
Sylvan Library, Enchantment, designed by Harold McNeill first released in Jun, 1994 in the set Legends and was printed exactly in 21 different ways. It see play in 3 formats: Commander, Duel Commander and Premodern. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 432.28.
Sylvan Library is a powerful card that benefits decks looking to draw cards and manipulate their hand effectively, such as control or combo decks. While it offers strong card advantage, its life payment can be a drawback. Other cards like Rhystic Study or Mystic Remora may provide similar benefits without the life loss, making them potentially better choices depending on the deck's strategy. Overall, Sylvan Library can be a strong inclusion in decks that can afford the life payment and value the card selection it offers.
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Rules
06/08/16
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.
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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.
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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.
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You can put back zero, one, or two cards.
Where to buy
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TCG Player |
32 uni.
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26.09 | Visit store |
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Card Kingdom |
97 uni.
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29.99 | Visit store |
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Printing proxies | $ 0.75 | Visit store |
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| Date | Minimum price | Median price | Decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-03 | 366.43 ZAR | 724.93 ZAR | 8 |
| 2024-08-05 | 376.16 ZAR | 709.25 ZAR | 7 |
| 2024-08-12 | 372.96 ZAR | 567.25 ZAR | 3 |
| 2024-08-19 | 374.03 ZAR | 632.75 ZAR | 8 |
| 2024-08-26 | 376.16 ZAR | 725.82 ZAR | 6 |
| 2024-09-02 | 376.16 ZAR | 566.06 ZAR | 10 |
| 2024-09-09 | 376.16 ZAR | 566.52 ZAR | 5 |
| 2024-09-16 | 374.70 ZAR | 569.79 ZAR | 8 |
| 2024-09-23 | 369.14 ZAR | 744.45 ZAR | 10 |
| 2024-09-30 | 370.74 ZAR | 743.39 ZAR | 14 |
| 2024-10-07 | 371.11 ZAR | 757.35 ZAR | 12 |
| 2024-10-14 | 373.34 ZAR | 772.22 ZAR | 7 |
| 2024-10-21 | 376.16 ZAR | 770.45 ZAR | 7 |
| 2024-10-28 | 376.16 ZAR | 762.17 ZAR | 2 |
| 2024-11-06 | 376.16 ZAR | 751.90 ZAR | 3 |
| 2024-11-11 | 376.16 ZAR | 742.37 ZAR | 2 |
| 2024-11-18 | 376.16 ZAR | 748.04 ZAR | 6 |
| 2024-11-25 | 371.75 ZAR | 726.92 ZAR | 9 |
| 2024-12-02 | 376.08 ZAR | 734.63 ZAR | 3 |
| 2024-12-09 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 10 |
| 2024-12-19 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 5 |
| 2024-12-23 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 7 |
| 2024-12-30 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 6 |
| 2025-01-01 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 6 |
| 2025-01-06 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 8 |
| 2025-01-13 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 7 |
| 2025-01-20 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 10 |
| 2025-01-27 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 5 |
| 2025-02-03 | 376.16 ZAR | 734.86 ZAR | 8 |
| 2025-02-10 | 437.36 ZAR | 845.98 ZAR | 6 |
| 2025-02-18 | 411.79 ZAR | 752.44 ZAR | 4 |
| 2025-04-27 | 465.93 ZAR | 824.04 ZAR | 6 |
| 2025-04-28 | 457.96 ZAR | 815.09 ZAR | 6 |
| 2025-05-06 | 456.37 ZAR | 802.04 ZAR | 5 |
| 2025-05-12 | 467.86 ZAR | 849.37 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-05-19 | 481.86 ZAR | 873.97 ZAR | 5 |
| 2025-05-28 | 486.38 ZAR | 899.82 ZAR | 5 |
| 2025-06-03 | 456.19 ZAR | 848.83 ZAR | 4 |
| 2025-06-10 | 452.87 ZAR | 832.51 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-06-17 | 436.70 ZAR | 807.80 ZAR | 7 |
| 2025-06-23 | 432.21 ZAR | 797.13 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-07-01 | 428.31 ZAR | 662.55 ZAR | 4 |
| 2025-07-08 | 424.69 ZAR | 944.71 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-07-15 | 432.52 ZAR | 948.14 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-07-22 | 420.49 ZAR | 972.56 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-07-29 | 418.59 ZAR | 840.35 ZAR | 9 |
| 2025-08-05 | 419.84 ZAR | 822.31 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-08-12 | 412.22 ZAR | 774.81 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-08-18 | 427.30 ZAR | 798.14 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-08-25 | 428.98 ZAR | 777.82 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-09-02 | 430.09 ZAR | 761.87 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-09-09 | 430.09 ZAR | 753.33 ZAR | 3 |
| 2025-09-15 | 542.86 ZAR | 1078.24 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 491.38 ZAR | 947.45 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-09-29 | 450.58 ZAR | 785.56 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-10-06 | 450.75 ZAR | 803.63 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-10-13 | 457.77 ZAR | 827.32 ZAR | 3 |
| 2025-10-20 | 440.74 ZAR | 774.09 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-10-27 | 430.64 ZAR | 781.45 ZAR | 4 |
| 2025-11-03 | 421.13 ZAR | 702.22 ZAR | 5 |
| 2025-11-10 | 423.78 ZAR | 831.82 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-11-18 | 396.01 ZAR | 750.45 ZAR | 2 |
| 2025-11-24 | 381.22 ZAR | 887.45 ZAR | 3 |
| 2025-12-03 | 358.76 ZAR | 894.50 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-12-08 | 380.75 ZAR | 945.05 ZAR | 1 |
| 2025-12-15 | 381.58 ZAR | 914.12 ZAR | 0 |
| 2025-12-22 | 392.05 ZAR | 907.41 ZAR | 3 |
| 2025-12-29 | 392.16 ZAR | 990.15 ZAR | 6 |
| 2026-01-01 | 396.11 ZAR | 1060.48 ZAR | 7 |
| 2026-01-05 | 399.06 ZAR | 1047.58 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-01-13 | 407.21 ZAR | 1070.17 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-01-20 | 412.55 ZAR | 1165.19 ZAR | 7 |
| 2026-01-26 | 409.49 ZAR | 1100.99 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-02-02 | 410.04 ZAR | 1148.86 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-02-09 | 409.39 ZAR | 1142.52 ZAR | 4 |
| 2026-02-16 | 409.59 ZAR | 1110.48 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-02-23 | 424.13 ZAR | 1239.08 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-03-02 | 430.17 ZAR | 1273.90 ZAR | 5 |
| 2026-03-10 | 436.34 ZAR | 1205.21 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-03-16 | 451.20 ZAR | 1261.14 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-04-02 | 421.44 ZAR | 1282.76 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-04-07 | 463.81 ZAR | 1196.75 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-04-14 | 463.81 ZAR | 1082.57 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-04-23 | 599.10 ZAR | 1160.70 ZAR | 10 |
| 2026-04-30 | 617.10 ZAR | 855.96 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-05-05 | 588.04 ZAR | 1168.78 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-05-14 | 558.73 ZAR | 1166.21 ZAR | 5 |
| 2026-05-20 | 544.03 ZAR | 1276.08 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-05-25 | 516.85 ZAR | 1287.65 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-06-01 | 514.16 ZAR | 1330.64 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-06-08 | 556.97 ZAR | 1299.00 ZAR | 3 |
| 2026-06-15 | 531.12 ZAR | 1251.30 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-06-23 | 505.56 ZAR | 1209.32 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-06-29 | 507.72 ZAR | 1138.10 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-07-06 | 477.64 ZAR | 1060.04 ZAR | 1 |
| 2026-07-13 | 434.68 ZAR | 845.42 ZAR | 0 |
| 2026-07-20 | 434.09 ZAR | 816.53 ZAR | 2 |
| 2026-07-27 | 434.15 ZAR | 858.52 ZAR | 1 |
Sign in and join the conversationFrequently asked questions about Sylvan Library
What type of card is Sylvan Library?
Sylvan Library is a Enchantment card in Altered altered.
What does Sylvan Library do?
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.
How much does Sylvan Library cost?
Sylvan Library currently starts at 432.28. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What set is Sylvan Library from?
Sylvan Library was first released in the set Legends, illustrated by Harold McNeill.
Is Sylvan Library legal to play?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Sylvan Library can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What competitive formats is Sylvan Library played in?
Sylvan Library sees competitive metagame play in 3 format(s): Commander, Duel Commander, Premodern.
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