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Phyrexian Grimoire

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Phyrexian Grimoire, Tempest printing
Tempest TMP · No. 301 1997-10-14

Card text

{3}
Artifact — Book
{4}, {T}: Target opponent chooses one of the top two cards of your graveyard. Exile that card and put the other one into your hand.
Every page cost a life; every secret cost a thousand more.
EDHREC rank #29330 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If there is only one card in your graveyard, it is exiled by the first part of the effect and you do not get to put any cards into your hand since the second part fails.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

It does not target the cards, but it targets the opponent. If you can’t target an opponent, you can’t activate this ability.

2006-10-15 · Wizards of the Coast

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