---
name: "Orcish Librarian"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Orc"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TSB"
set_name: "Time Spiral Timeshifted"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "special"
artist: "Phil Foglio"
oracle_id: "3a05904d-5439-446d-a2a1-1475c9c7371d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orcish-librarian-tsb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Orcish Librarian
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{R}, {T}: Look at the top eight cards of your library. Exile four of them at random, then put the rest on top of your library in any order.

> *"Noi avere fame, noi volere cibo. . . . Un mucchio di buoni libri. . . . Hmm . . . ."*

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3. [Plargg and Nassari](/printing/plargg-and-nassari-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Orc Efreet
4. [Experimental Frenzy](/printing/experimental-frenzy-grn.md) — Enchantment
5. [Ransack](/printing/ransack-s99.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sage of Epityr](/printing/sage-of-epityr-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #66
- **Rarity:** Special
- **Artist:** Phil Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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