---
name: "Living Lore"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "7c48c341-1d56-4210-9d86-181ebb206098"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/living-lore-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Living Lore
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** */*

## Oracle Text
As this creature enters, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
Living Lore's power and toughness are each equal to the exiled card's mana value.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage, you may sacrifice it. If you do, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Dawning Archaic](/printing/the-dawning-archaic-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
2. [The Creation of Avacyn](/printing/the-creation-of-avacyn-mh3.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Scholar of Combustion](/printing/scholar-of-combustion-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Scholar of the Lost Trove](/printing/scholar-of-the-lost-trove-jmp.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Corpse Lunge](/printing/corpse-lunge-isd.md) — Instant
6. [Strago and Relm](/printing/strago-and-relm-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #61
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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