This card is control's best friend, and is the most powerful land ever printed...card draw is a mechanic that is powerful in its own right, and to have it uncounterable!!!
Posted By:
Guest57443454
(7/2/2009 8:06:46 AM)
Saw something on the internets recently about someone trying to lead a charge to get this unrestricted.
Posted By:
GainsBanding
(9/1/2009 3:33:07 AM)
@slackwarewolf Arabian Nights cards are identified as rares: Aladdin's Lamp
Posted By:
goliath_cobalt
(4/6/2010 10:54:00 AM)
I love that it still gives you colorless mana, too. Most lands that have funky abilities don't give you anything. It's nice to be able to play this and not "waste" your land drop. Obviously the draw mechanic far outshadows this, but you get my meaning I'm sure...
Restricted for very good reason :D
Posted By:
SirDoom
(7/13/2009 2:49:38 PM)
Use with Ivory Tower to gain 4 life and 2 cards every turn right out of the gate. Probably my favorite card.
Posted By:
markarmor
(5/1/2010 12:36:10 PM)
the best drawing machine ever existed! Try it out in MWS and just watch!
Posted By:
Kikke
(9/14/2011 11:38:50 PM)
Talk about fluctuating power levels. A five-star monster in vintage, powerful but highly situational in some casual formats, and barely playable in others. If it came back in standard and extended it'd still be very good but I suspect a lot of people would be somewhat disappointed...
Posted By:
stygimoloch
(12/2/2008 10:31:40 AM)
This card is in a peculiar situation right now; too slow for vintage and banned in every other format. The library doesn't see a lot of play, which is a shame because it's my all time favorite card.
Posted By:
Kartakass
(9/19/2009 1:48:52 PM)
Card of the Day, December 18, 2012
Library of Alexandria was one of those cards named after real things, like many cards in Arabian Nights. In real life, the Library was supposedly the most significant library of the ancient world, but it is believed that Julius Caesar unfortunately burned it down by accident.
This card reflects the awesomeness of such a library, giving you free cards. Unfortunately as well, free cards are kind of broken. And so, just like in real life, the Library of Alexandria had to be burned down, and it is now restricted or banned in every format.
Oh and by the way, this was an uncommon. Yeah...
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(12/18/2012 10:27:43 AM)
I love this card, and I love playing it in Duels of the Planeswalkers. This is my favorite "P9" card and it isn't even in the "P9". However, with the advent of type 1 ("vintage") becoming an increasingly broken environment of turn 1 wins, it's not as good as it used to be.
Posted By:
Locohead
(9/10/2009 3:04:42 AM)