---
name: "Epistolary Librarian"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Astartes Wizard"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Veil of Time"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Games Workshop"
oracle_id: "cb4f65b0-2841-42bf-8e18-d04a3b9f1a76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/epistolary-librarian-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Epistolary Librarian
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Astartes Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Veil of Time

## Oracle Text
Veil of Time — Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

> *„Bolter? Kettenschwerter? Das sind alles gute Waffen, aber ich verfüge über eine viel gefährlichere Macht."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Omnispell Adept](/printing/omnispell-adept-grn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Surtland Elementalist](/printing/surtland-elementalist-khm.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
3. [Kaho, Minamo Historian](/printing/kaho-minamo-historian-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Archmage of Runes](/printing/archmage-of-runes-pfdn.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
5. [Magus of the Future](/printing/magus-of-the-future-tsr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Magus of the Mind](/printing/magus-of-the-mind-c17.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #118
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Games Workshop
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `not_legal`