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◇ Catalog #pp328sb

Ivory Tower

ptc·#pp328sb·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Margaret Organ-Kean

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$2.49+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.58 · low $2.35

NM$2.49

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.30–$2.63modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.49low $1.26range 97.6%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,769 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$2.49

Gameplay

Artifact

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.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

If you have four or fewer cards in your hand when Ivory Tower's ability resolves, the ability has no effect.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.26 and $2.49 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTC — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #pp328sb of *Pro Tour Collector Set*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1996 Pro Tour Collector Set release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,769 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean. Rarix catalogs 86 other cards credited to this artist.