Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Archivist
Urza's Legacy · #26 · rare · 1999
Creature — Human Wizard
Listings
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Market reference
$0.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 26 / 143
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Pete Venters
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 1999-02-15
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 1
Also does
Strategy & play
How Archivist plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Archivist
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Pete Venters
This card was illustrated by Pete Venters.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}
Type: Creature — Human Wizard
{T}: Draw a card.
"Some do. Some teach. The rest look it up."
P/T: 1/1
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.72 |
| USD (foil) | $14.33 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.45 |
| EUR (foil) | €10.13 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Archivist is real?
Archivist is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Archivist worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Archivist is $0.72; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Archivist from?
Archivist is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Urza's Legacy" in the expansion series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Archivist?
Archivist is a rare card in the Urza's Legacy set.
Other Archivist printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
