Magic: The Gathering — Library of Alexandria (Arabian Nights, 1993)

Library of Alexandria is one of the most emblematic cards of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set of Magic: The Gathering, published on 17 December 1993. For years it was among the most played cards in the Vintage format, thanks to an ability of remarkable precision: it draws a card whenever its controller holds exactly seven cards in hand. That single clause turned deck construction into an exercise in arithmetic and made the card a permanent fixture of competitive play.

Its strength and its versatility earned it a place that many collectors describe as the threshold of the game's canon — a "Power 10" card for a generation of players, standing just outside the legendary Power 9 in the hierarchy of the format. As Vintage evolved, the card became as much a collector's object as a playing piece: a symbol of Magic's first era and of the strategic depth that defined it.

This copy is graded Beckett 8.5 NM-MT+, a designation indicating Near Mint to Mint Plus condition: a card in almost perfect state, with minimal signs of wear visible only on close inspection. For Arabian Nights material in this grade, that combination of iconic status, competitive pedigree and preserved condition is what serious collections are built around.