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Ivory Tower

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Artifact

BRRThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts#86uncommon

EDHREC #5,752Played in Under 1% of all cEDH decks

"Ringed by white stone, Terisia was a city of scholarship and knowledge, where magic promised a brighter future to a world devoured by artifice." —*The Antiquities War*

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Illustrator
Irina Nordsol
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.32+6.7%
$0.05 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.36+9.1%
$0.10 low$0.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 17 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.32+6.7%30D
30D range$0.28to$0.32Since Feb 2024:H $0.32L $0.06
Foil$0.36+9.1%30D1.13× nonfoil
30D range$0.33to$0.36Since Feb 2024:H $0.36L $0.05

Other printings

17 totalCompare all printings
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Found in

5 productsRounded odds

  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $78.07

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Pack Minimal Packaging

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Sample Pack

    Booster Pack · $13.76

    Nonfoil —Foil under 1%

  • The Brothers' War Set Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $14.52

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

  • The Brothers' War Draft Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.32

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 4, 2004
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If you have four or fewer cards in your hand when Ivory Tower's ability resolves, the ability has no effect.

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