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Sylvan Library, art by Harold McNeill
Art by Harold McNeill · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Sylvan Library

{1}{G} · Enchantment

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.

Rulings (7)

Dec 8, 2022 · 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.

Dec 8, 2022 · If you choose to draw two cards, then replace one or more of those draws with some other effect, the rest of Sylvan Library’s ability still happens. If you’ve actually drawn only one card that turn, you must choose that card and either pay 4 life or put it on top of your library. If you haven’t actually drawn any cards that turn, the rest of the ability has no effect.

Dec 8, 2022 · If you control other triggered abilities that allow you to draw cards during your draw step, you can choose to order Sylvan Library’s ability before or after those abilities. Triggered abilities controlled by other players will resolve before triggered abilities you control.

Dec 8, 2022 · If you control more than one Sylvan Library, the triggered ability of each will resolve in sequence. You don’t get to draw all the cards at once and then put them all back at once.

Dec 8, 2022 · 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.

Dec 8, 2022 · You can put back zero, one, or two cards.

Dec 8, 2022 · 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.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernNot legal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=42 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Selesnya OathPremodern100%2–4×23
Gruul OathPremodern100%3–4×6
Naya OathPremodern100%3–4×5
4-Color ScamLegacy100%2
5-Color OathPremodern100%2
Lumra, Bellow of the WoodscEDH100%2
4-Color OathPremodern100%1
Erinis, Gloom Stalker / Street UrchincEDH100%1
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Sylvan Library — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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