Tapestry of the Ages
Artifact
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: Draw a card. Activate only if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24931
Tapestry of the Ages draws you a card whenever you cast a noncreature, nonland spell — the exact trigger that noncreature-spell-matters commanders generate constantly. The cost is real: four mana to land it and two more to activate, so it pulls its weight only in decks that chain instants and sorceries, not incidentally.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tapestry of the Ages is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but the honest answer is it belongs almost exclusively in Commander. In 60-card formats the four-mana setup cost and tap-to-draw activation are too slow against competitively tuned threats, and Arcane Denial or Rhystic Study just do more. In Commander, the card earns its slot in spellslinger builds that cast enough noncreature, nonland spells per turn cycle to draw multiple cards off a single copy sitting on the battlefield.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Tapestry of the Ages is firmly bulk — a slot that costs essentially nothing to test. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb without a breakout commander pushing them, so don't expect appreciation, but there's no reason to avoid picking one up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.