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Hard Cover
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Core Set 2020M20 · #63
- Card type
- Enchantment — Aura
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.08 € · ★ 0.21 € · 0.24 $ · ★ 0.34 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and has ": Draw a card, then discard a card."
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- PINDURSKI
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-07-12
Flavour text
A good book is a refuge, but a great book is a fortress.
Rulings
Once the ability granted by Hard Cover has been activated, it will resolve even if Hard Cover leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves.
You draw and discard all while the granted ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.