---
name: "Ivory Tower"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "269"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "d416a4ed-9f16-4a8b-8aee-03c630e1eb6c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ivory-tower-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ivory Tower
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

> *Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ivory Crane Netsuke](/printing/ivory-crane-netsuke-sok.md) — Artifact
2. [Ivory Cup](/printing/ivory-cup-4ed.md) — Artifact
3. [Presence of the Wise](/printing/presence-of-the-wise-sok.md) — Sorcery
4. [Tower of Eons](/printing/tower-of-eons-mrd.md) — Artifact
5. [Gerrard's Wisdom](/printing/gerrards-wisdom-7ed.md) — Sorcery
6. [The Archimandrite](/printing/the-archimandrite-brc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #269
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 48 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: `legal`