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Moxonomy

The Biblioplex

Land

Zero or seven: those two numbers are the entire mechanism, and they are not arbitrary. Empty hand is the domain of the deck that vomits its cards onto the board early; seven is the ceiling most decks brush only after a full refill. This taps for colorless like any painless utility land, but the second ability, which layers two mana on top of the tap, refuses to fire anywhere in the crowded middle where most hands actually sit. That gate rewards the swing between extremes instead of the steady grip, a deliberate way to keep a repeatable selection engine off the tables that would otherwise abuse it. When the condition is met, the payoff is narrow and exact: peek at the top card, take it if it is an instant or sorcery, and if you pass on it (or it isn't a spell you want) bin it to dig one deeper next time rather than leave a dead draw stranded up top. Cut the "zero or seven" clause and you are left with an automatic-include filtering land that produces colorless mana on the side; keep it, and the card demands you architect your hand toward one of two poles before it earns its slot. The hand-size restriction shoulders every ounce of the balancing a colorless-only mana source could never manage on its own.

The Biblioplex (stx)
STX · #264rare
Pricing
Normal: $0.22
Foil: $0.30
Oracle Text

Rules text

Tap: Add Colorless mana. 2 generic mana, Tap: Look at the top card of your library. If it's an instant or sorcery card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard. Activate only if you have exactly zero or seven cards in hand.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
Printings elsewhere

Other printings

3 sets
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