---
name: "Bury in Books"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "d5e67016-1740-42f8-8be2-9eb9d4adb142"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bury-in-books-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bury in Books
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.
Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.

> *茂典閣禁止攜入兵器，但聰明的法師從不會毫無防備。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Run Behind](/printing/run-behind-sos.md) — Instant
2. [Guidance Failure](/printing/guidance-failure-trk.md) — Instant
3. [Swat Away](/printing/swat-away-ecl.md) — Instant
4. [Uneasy Partings](/printing/uneasy-partings-hob.md) — Instant
5. [Dire Downdraft](/printing/dire-downdraft-blb.md) — Instant
6. [Condemn](/printing/condemn-td2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #39
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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