Living Lore
C21Commander 2021/#121/2021UncommonReprint
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.10
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.20
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.20TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 5.3%90d▲ 66.7%
90d high
$0.20
90d low
$0.12
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.15
Dragons of Tarkir
- Up 5.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.20.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Avatar
As this creature enters, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
Living Lore's power and toughness are each equal to the exiled card's mana value.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage, you may sacrifice it. If you do, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
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Card capabilities
CreatureGraveyard interaction
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (8)
wotc7 Dec 2018
You may cast a sorcery this way even if it's not your turn.
wotc7 Dec 2018
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, those must be paid to cast the card.
wotc7 Dec 2018
If there are no instant or sorcery cards in your graveyard as Living Lore enters the battlefield, it will enter the battlefield as a 0/0 creature and be put into its owner's graveyard due to having 0 toughness.
wotc7 Dec 2018
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc7 Dec 2018
If Living Lore leaves the battlefield, the ability that defines its power and toughness will lose track of the exiled card. Its power and toughness are 0 in other zones.
wotc7 Dec 2018
Living Lore's last ability will trigger whenever it deals combat damage, no matter if that damage is dealt to an opponent, an opposing planeswalker, or a creature it's blocking or being blocked by. You choose whether to sacrifice Living Lore as that ability resolves. If Living Lore has already left the battlefield, perhaps because it was dealt lethal damage at the same time it dealt damage, you can't sacrifice it.
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Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionMV 4 vs 4
About this card
Living Lore
Living Lore is a Creature — Avatar, with mana cost {3}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.20 (up 5.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Living Lore FAQ
How much is Living Lore worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Living Lore is $0.20. It is up 5.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.12 to $0.20.
What is the cheapest printing of Living Lore?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Dragons of Tarkir at $0.15 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Living Lore?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Dragons of Tarkir Promos at $0.25 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Living Lore are there?
Living Lore has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Living Lore first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DTK #61, released 2015-03-27.
What is the newest printing of Living Lore?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C21 #121, released 2021-04-23.
Is Living Lore legal in Commander?
Yes, Living Lore is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Living Lore legal in Modern?
Yes, Living Lore is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.









