First printed in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021)
Creature — Wurm
Trample
When this creature enters, you gain 3 life and draw a card.: Put this card from your graveyard into your library third from the top.
It takes "devouring a book in one sitting" to a frightening extreme.
7/7
- Illustrated by
- Wayne Reynolds
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If you have zero or one card left in your library when Bookwurm's last ability resolves, it is put on the bottom of your library.
- If Bookwurm is removed from your graveyard in response to its last ability, it won't be put into your library.
Prices
Paper price: €0.06 / $0.10 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 3 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 3 Nov 2026).
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Bookwurm + Pitiless Plunderer + Verdant Succession
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Biomancer's Familiar + Bookwurm + Emiel the Blessed + Treasonous Ogre
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Bookwurm + Emiel the Blessed + Treasonous Ogre + Zirda, the Dawnwaker
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Bookwurm + Emiel the Blessed + Training Grounds + Treasonous Ogre