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Great Hall of the Biblioplex

Land

SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#257rare
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 23–795
Illustrator
Constantin Marin
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Lorehold · Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Silverquill · 5 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell. {5}: If this land isn't a creature, it becomes a 2/4 Wizard creature with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." It's still a land.

Plays as: Mana Fixer · Life Outlet · Spell Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 13h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+16.2%
$0.43
$0.10 low$0.07 gap
Foil+1.5%
$0.66
$0.20 low$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.43· across 3 printings

Rulings

1 · latest Mar 20, 2026 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    If this land becomes a creature but you haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it that turn.