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◇ Catalog #9

Thirst for Knowledge

f08·#9·rare·foil

Illus. Bud Cook

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '08

18 yr ago

Value

$4.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.49 · low $4.09

NM$4.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.01–$4.58modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.40low $2.54range 73.2%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,080 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$4.34

Gameplay

Instant

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Raissa transformed herself into a vessel for the Watchword Codex, allowing the arcane lore to flow through her body.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-11-10wotc

You can discard either one artifact card or two cards which may or may not be artifacts. If you really want to, you can discard two artifact cards.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.54 and $4.40 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from F08 — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #9 of *Friday Night Magic 2008*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2008 Friday Night Magic 2008 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,080 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bud Cook. Rarix catalogs 78 other cards credited to this artist.