Ivory Tower
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #86 · 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.
"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*
Illustrated by Irina Nordsol · Released November 18, 2022
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.30 USD · €0.16 EUR
- Foil: $0.36 USD · €0.38 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.01 USD (3.4%) to $0.30 USD; low $0.27 USD, high $0.30 USD.
Printings
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #23 (BRR) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.24 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #86 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.30 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #86z (BRR) · Uncommon · 2022 · $351.12 USD foil
- Vintage Masters #269 (VMA) · Uncommon · 2014
- From the Vault: Relics #4 (V10) · Mythic · 2010 · $3.34 USD foil
- Masters Edition #158 (ME1) · Rare · 2007
- Oversized League Prizes #22 (OLEP) · Rare · 1997
- Pro Tour Collector Set #bl328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.49 USD
- Pro Tour Collector Set #ll328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $1.98 USD
- Pro Tour Collector Set #mj328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.49 USD
- Pro Tour Collector Set #ml328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
- Pro Tour Collector Set #pp328sb (PTC) · Rare · 1996
- Pro Tour Collector Set #shr328 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.19 USD
- Fourth Edition #328 (4ED) · Rare · 1995 · $1.97 USD
- Summer Magic / Edgar #254 (SUM) · Rare · 1994
- Revised Edition #254 (3ED) · Rare · 1994 · $3.59 USD
- Antiquities #53 (ATQ) · Uncommon · 1994 · $33.41 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 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.