---
name: "Geist of the Archives"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender", "Scry"]
set: "EMN"
set_name: "Eldritch Moon"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lake Hurwitz"
oracle_id: "345964ea-12b6-44be-b1a6-50178768b8f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/geist-of-the-archives-emn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Geist of the Archives
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Defender, Scry

## Oracle Text
Defender
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

> *Después de leer las últimas palabras, regresa a la primera página y vuelve a empezar.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Runes](/printing/wall-of-runes-anb.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Stonebound Mentor](/printing/stonebound-mentor-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Advisor
3. [Lost Legion](/printing/lost-legion-eld.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
4. [Watchful Automaton](/printing/watchful-automaton-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
5. [Sage's Row Savant](/printing/sages-row-savant-clu.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
6. [Glistener Seer](/printing/glistener-seer-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eldritch Moon (EMN) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lake Hurwitz
- **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: `not_legal`