---
name: "Cranial Archive"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "218"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "260f95c5-4058-4627-981f-98b9eafc2265"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cranial-archive-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cranial Archive
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{2}, Exile this artifact: Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. Draw a card.

> *The greatest idea the zombie ever had in its head wasn't even its own.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thran Foundry](/printing/thran-foundry-wc99.md) — Artifact
2. [Feldon's Cane](/printing/feldons-cane-fdn.md) — Artifact
3. [Learn from the Past](/printing/learn-from-the-past-dtk.md) — Instant
4. [Clear the Mind](/printing/clear-the-mind-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Reminisce](/printing/reminisce-ddj.md) — Sorcery
6. [Cranial Extraction](/printing/cranial-extraction-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #218
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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