Sylvan Library Price
21 printings · 17 sets · first printed 1994
Sylvan Library has been printed 21 times across 17 sets, first in 1994 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secret Lair Drop #2058 at $26.64, while the most expensive is Legends #207 at $187.57 — about 7× more. The median across 15 priced printings is $29.11. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 21x, including dedicated reprint sets like Dominaria Remastered, Eternal Masters.
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Every Sylvan Library Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop #2058 (R) Cheapest | 2025 | $26.64 | — |
| Commander Collection: Green #5 (R) | 2020 | $27.03 | $18.50 |
| Dominaria Remastered #350 (M) | 2023 | $27.58 | $19.50 |
| Special Guests #155 (M) | 2026 | $27.68 | $21.00 |
| Dominaria Remastered #441 (M) | 2023 | $28.22 | $16.00 |
| Eternal Masters #187 (R) | 2016 | $28.88 | $20.00 |
| Dominaria Remastered #179 (M) | 2023 | $28.96 | $20.00 |
| Fifth Edition #329 (R) | 1997 | $29.11 | $32.00 |
| Pro Tour Collector Set #pp273 (R) | 1996 | $29.99 | $20.50 |
| Pro Tour Collector Set #bl273 (R) | 1996 | $34.13 | $24.00 |
| Fourth Edition #273 (R) | 1995 | $34.88 | $33.00 |
| Commander's Arsenal #17 (R) Foil | 2012 | $38.14 | $26.00 foil |
| Renaissance #158 (U) | 1995 | $76.66 | — |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #273 (R) | 1995 | $104.56 | — |
| Legends #207 (U) | 1994 | $187.57 | $130.00 |
| Legacy Championship #2021C (M) | 2021 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #43636 (R) Foil | 2017 | — | — |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack #88 (R) | 2015 | — | — |
| Vintage Masters #235 (R) | 2014 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #23948 (R) Foil | 2013 | — | — |
| Masters Edition #133 (R) | 2007 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 21 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
7 PrecedentsAny cards drawn prior to Sylvan Library’s ability resolving, including in your upkeep or in response to Sylvan Library’s triggered ability, can be chosen to be put back using this effect. Sylvan Library’s controller is responsible for keeping these cards distinguishable in hand, such as by keeping them separate from cards that began the turn in hand.
If you choose to draw two cards, then replace one or more of those draws with some other effect, the rest of Sylvan Library’s ability still happens. If you’ve actually drawn only one card that turn, you must choose that card and either pay 4 life or put it on top of your library. If you haven’t actually drawn any cards that turn, the rest of the ability has no effect.
If you control other triggered abilities that allow you to draw cards during your draw step, you can choose to order Sylvan Library’s ability before or after those abilities. Triggered abilities controlled by other players will resolve before triggered abilities you control.
If you control more than one Sylvan Library, the triggered ability of each will resolve in sequence. You don’t get to draw all the cards at once and then put them all back at once.
You always perform your normal draw before this ability. The normal draw occurs before anything can be placed on the stack during a player’s draw step.
You can put back zero, one, or two cards.
It’s not possible to take any actions between drawing the cards and choosing two cards. You can’t cast the cards you drew to avoid having two cards to choose.