---
name: "Phyrexian Grimoire"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact — Book"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "301"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Doug Chaffee"
oracle_id: "090052a8-9e5b-4024-881f-5f8b65db7aa7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-grimoire-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phyrexian Grimoire
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact — Book

## Oracle Text
{4}, {T}: Target opponent chooses one of the top two cards of your graveyard. Exile that card and put the other one into your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Furnace](/printing/phyrexian-furnace-wc97.md) — Artifact
2. [Shrouded Lore](/printing/shrouded-lore-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Phyrexian Portal](/printing/phyrexian-portal-all.md) — Artifact
4. [Gravestorm](/printing/gravestorm-phuk.md) — Enchantment
5. [Entomber Exarch](/printing/entomber-exarch-j25.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
6. [Phyrexian Archivist](/printing/phyrexian-archivist-mom.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #301
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Doug Chaffee
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`