---
name: "Instrument of the Bards"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "385"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "d79755c4-3c61-4fc8-8eb7-fbdc23951748"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/instrument-of-the-bards-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Instrument of the Bards
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a harmony counter on Instrument of the Bards.
{3}{G}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of harmony counters on Instrument of the Bards, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If that card is legendary, create a Treasure token. Then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yisan, the Wanderer Bard](/printing/yisan-the-wanderer-bard-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Bard
2. [Nature's Rhythm](/printing/natures-rhythm-ptdm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Treasure Mage](/printing/treasure-mage-plst.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Songcrafter Mage](/printing/songcrafter-mage-ptdm.md) — Creature — Human Bard
5. [Trophy Mage](/printing/trophy-mage-klr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Inventors' Fair](/printing/inventors-fair-eos.md) — Legendary Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #385
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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