Ivory Tower
Mana cost
Mana value1TypeArtifact
Color identity
Colorless
RarityUncommon
SetVintage Masters (VMA)
ArtistJason Chan
Price€0.16 · foil €0.30 · $0.23
Ivory Tower 
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2004-10-04
If you have four or fewer cards in your hand when Ivory Tower's ability resolves, the ability has no effect.
Printings (17)

The Brothers' War Retro ArtifactsBRR #86z · Uncommon · —

The Brothers' War Retro ArtifactsBRR #86 · Uncommon · €0.28

The Brothers' War Retro ArtifactsBRR #23 · Uncommon · €0.16

From the Vault: RelicsV10 #4 · Mythic · —

Oversized League PrizesOLEP #22 · Rare · —

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #shr328 · Rare · €1.35

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #pp328sb · Rare · €1.11

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #ml328 · Rare · €1.30

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #mj328 · Rare · €1.59

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #ll328 · Rare · €1.37

Pro Tour Collector SetPTC #bl328 · Rare · €1.85

Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB #328 · Rare · €13.26

Fourth Edition4ED #328 · Rare · €2.25

Summer Magic / EdgarSUM #254 · Rare · €1,200.00

Foreign Black BorderFBB #254 · Rare · €11.88

Revised Edition3ED #254 · Rare · €4.23

AntiquitiesATQ #53 · Uncommon · €15.82