Ivory Tower

Antiquities (ATQ) #53 · Uncommon · Artifact

Mana cost: {1}

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.

Illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean · Released March 4, 1994

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $2.18 USD (7.0%) to $33.41 USD; low $31.23 USD, high $33.59 USD.

Printings

  1. The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #23 (BRR) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.24 USD
  2. The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #86 (BRR) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.30 USD
  3. The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #86z (BRR) · Uncommon · 2022 · $351.12 USD foil
  4. Vintage Masters #269 (VMA) · Uncommon · 2014
  5. From the Vault: Relics #4 (V10) · Mythic · 2010 · $3.34 USD foil
  6. Masters Edition #158 (ME1) · Rare · 2007
  7. Oversized League Prizes #22 (OLEP) · Rare · 1997
  8. Pro Tour Collector Set #bl328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.49 USD
  9. Pro Tour Collector Set #ll328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $1.98 USD
  10. Pro Tour Collector Set #mj328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.49 USD
  11. Pro Tour Collector Set #ml328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  12. Pro Tour Collector Set #pp328sb (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  13. Pro Tour Collector Set #shr328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.19 USD
  14. Fourth Edition #328 (4ED) · Rare · 1995 · $1.97 USD
  15. Summer Magic / Edgar #254 (SUM) · Rare · 1994
  16. Revised Edition #254 (3ED) · Rare · 1994 · $3.57 USD
  17. Antiquities #53 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1994 · $33.41 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2004-10-04 · wotc — If you have four or fewer cards in your hand when Ivory Tower's ability resolves, the ability has no effect.

All cards in Antiquities (ATQ)