Body of Knowledge
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SetBLC
Collector #163
Released2024-08-02
Rarityrare
ArtistClint Cearley
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Body of Knowledge

RareColour IDMV 5
Creature — Avatar
Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.
* / *
Card capabilities
Card drawCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2020-11-20Newest 2024-09-27Cheapest priced $0.36 in DSC
Rulings (3)
wotc10 Nov 2020
Creatures may be dealt damage greater than their toughness. For example, if Body of Knowledge is a 3/3 creature and a source deals 5 damage to it, you'll draw five cards. Note that if Body of Knowledge is dealt lethal damage, it dies before the cards are drawn, meaning they won't raise Body of Knowledge's toughness in time to save it.
wotc10 Nov 2020
As long as Body of Knowledge is in your hand, its ability will count itself.
wotc10 Nov 2020
The ability that defines Body of Knowledge's power and toughness applies in all zones, not just the battlefield.