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Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity: 
Set: Aether Revolt (AER)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 162
Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {G}. If you do, draw a card.
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Card Rulings
- February 9, 2017
The draw step is after the upkeep step, so you'll scry 1 before you draw for the turn.
Source: wotc - February 9, 2017
Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
Source: wotc - February 9, 2017
While resolving Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability, you can't pay {G} multiple times to draw multiple cards.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.