Cogwork Librarian
Artifact Creature — Construct
Draft this card face up.
As you draft a card, you may draft an additional card from that booster pack. If you do, put this card into that booster pack.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conspiracy
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #30430
Cogwork Librarian lets you draft an extra card every pick, which in a Cube or Winston draft translates directly to a better deck than everyone else at the table. The cost is running a vanilla 2/2 for four mana — worth it in a draft-matters build, useless everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cogwork Librarian is a Commander card in the narrow sense: it only does anything in a draft environment, which means it belongs in Cube-based or Conspiracy-style Commander games rather than a 99-card singleton list. In those contexts it's a first-pick threat — an extra card per pick compounds into a real advantage by the time you sleeve up. Legacy and Vintage allow it but draft-matters effects have no traction in constructed, so it won't see play there. Pauper is the same story: legal, irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Cogwork Librarian is deep bulk — about as cheap as a Magic card gets. It holds that floor comfortably because demand is narrow and supply is abundant, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.