MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #289

Fool's Tome

tmp·#289·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Julie Baroh

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.36 · low $0.33

NM$0.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.32–$0.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.38low $0.02range 1800.0%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,550 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.35

Gameplay

Artifact — Book

{2}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have no cards in hand.

Squee: "What's that?" Ertai: "It's a magical book." Squee: "Am I smart enough ta use it?" Ertai: "You could say that."

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.38 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — 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 #289 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Artifact — Book, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,550 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Julie Baroh. Rarix catalogs 113 other cards credited to this artist.