Illuminated Folio
Artifact — Book
, 
, Reveal two cards from your hand that share a color: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #25474
Illuminated Folio draws you cards at a rate tied directly to how many colors your commander shares with the cards in your hand — in a three-color-plus deck with good density, that's two or three cards for three mana at instant speed. The five-mana artifact entry cost is the ceiling on where it works; in two-color or mono-color builds, it's too inconsistent to justify the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Illuminated Folio makes sense, and only in decks with three or more colors and a hand that stays full enough to cycle through. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for a conditional draw engine competes against Rhystic Study, Sylvan Library, and outright free card advantage — it doesn't survive that comparison. Modern has similar problems: the format is too fast for a five-mana artifact that asks you to jump through hoops. Illuminated Folio belongs in a high-color-identity Commander shell where the activation fires for two or three cards consistently, not as a cross-format staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Illuminated Folio is deep bulk — the price reflects real demand from a narrow slice of multicolor Commander builds. It won't appreciate, but if you're sleeving up a five-color deck and need another draw piece, the cost of entry is negligible.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.