Living Lectern
~$0.17 low · ~$0.18 high
Blue. Artifact Creature — Construct
Wilds of Eldraine #59 · Illustrated by Chris Seaman
Wilds of Eldraine #59 · Illustrated by Chris SeamanWhat is Living Lectern worth?
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Oracle text
, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Create a Sorcerer Role token attached to up to one other target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.")
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Format legality
The only printing of Living Lectern
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wilds of Eldraine woe #59· 2023common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.08 foil | common | $0.17 | $0.18 | €0.02€0.08 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #24,069 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Role token, Scry
- Artist
- Chris Seaman
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Wilds of Eldraine card (#59).
0059 · WOE · C · EN
- 0059Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- WOESet code for Wilds of Eldraine
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Living Lectern, read from the Wilds of Eldraine printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Keywords
- ScryCR 701.22
- Look at that many cards from the top of your library; put any on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (10)
2023-09-01
Roles are colorless enchantment tokens. Each one has the Aura and Role subtypes and the enchant creature ability.
2023-09-01
Some spells and abilities that create Role tokens require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. The Role token won’t be created.
2023-09-01
You can activate Living Lectern's ability without a target just to draw a card. However, if you do choose a target, and that target is illegal at the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card.
2023-09-01
In rare cases, a spell or ability might attempt to create a Role token enchanting a permanent that it can’t legally enchant (because of an ability like protection from enchantments). In such cases, the Role token isn’t created.
2023-09-01
If a permanent has more than one Role attached to it controlled by the same player, each of those Roles except the one with the most recent timestamp is put into its owner’s graveyard. This is a state-based action.
2023-09-01
If you don't choose a target creature, the Sorcerer Role token won't be created.
2023-09-01
If two or more Roles controlled by the same player become attached to a permanent at the same time (perhaps due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), that player chooses which one to keep and which are put into their owners’ graveyards.
2023-09-01
Hexproof and shroud won’t prevent a Role from becoming attached to a permanent if the ability creating that Role attached to that permanent doesn’t target it.
2023-09-01
Cards in the Wilds of Eldraine main set create six different Role tokens: Cursed, Monster, Royal, Sorcerer, Wicked, and Young Hero. A seventh Role token, Virtuous, is created by Ellivere of the Wild Court, the commander of the “Virtue and Valor” Commander Deck.
2023-09-01
A permanent can have multiple Roles attached to it if each one is controlled by a different player.
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