---
name: "Barrin's Codex"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact — Book"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "286"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "DiTerlizzi"
oracle_id: "f7c237e6-17a4-4e72-8cc3-456aec738394"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barrins-codex-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Barrin's Codex
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact — Book

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on this artifact.
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on this artifact.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tome of Legends](/printing/tome-of-legends-eld.md) — Artifact — Book
2. [Autograph Book](/printing/autograph-book-unf.md) — Artifact — Book
3. [Diary of Dreams](/printing/diary-of-dreams-sos.md) — Artifact — Book
4. [Mazemind Tome](/printing/mazemind-tome-cmm.md) — Artifact — Book
5. [Arcane Encyclopedia](/printing/arcane-encyclopedia-clb.md) — Artifact — Book
6. [Otherworld Atlas](/printing/otherworld-atlas-avr.md) — Artifact — Book

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #286
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** DiTerlizzi
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`