First printed in Commander Legends (2020)
All 5 prints
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Creature — Avatar
Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.
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- Illustrated by
- Clint Cearley
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Creatures may be dealt damage greater than their toughness. For example, if Body of Knowledge is a 3/3 creature and a source deals 5 damage to it, you'll draw five cards. Note that if Body of Knowledge is dealt lethal damage, it dies before the cards are drawn, meaning they won't raise Body of Knowledge's toughness in time to save it.
- As long as Body of Knowledge is in your hand, its ability will count itself.
- The ability that defines Body of Knowledge's power and toughness applies in all zones, not just the battlefield.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.36 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
22 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw: Body of Knowledge + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw: Body of Knowledge + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
- Infinite draw triggers, Win the game…: Body of Knowledge + Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Laboratory Maniac
- Win the game, Infinite card draw…: Body of Knowledge + Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Body of Knowledge + The Locust God + Warstorm Surge
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Body of Knowledge + Terror of the Peaks + The Locust God
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Body of Knowledge + Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Ormos, Archive Keeper
- Target opponent loses the game, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Body of Knowledge + Orcish Bowmasters + Wrong Turn
- Target opponent loses the game, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Body of Knowledge + Donate + Orcish Bowmasters
- Target opponent loses the game, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Body of Knowledge + Harmless Offering + Orcish Bowmasters
