---
name: "Venser's Journal"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact — Book"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "279"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "f7907327-4df3-4bb2-a274-03d9e266af2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vensers-journal-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Venser's Journal
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact — Book

## Oracle Text
You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.

> *A crônica de um planeswalker abrange mundos e civilizações, cada página uma vida.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spellbook](/printing/spellbook-10e.md) — Artifact — Book
2. [Thought Vessel](/printing/thought-vessel-sld.md) — Artifact
3. [Decanter of Endless Water](/printing/decanter-of-endless-water-clb.md) — Artifact
4. [Library of Leng](/printing/library-of-leng-leb.md) — Artifact
5. [Anvil of Bogardan](/printing/anvil-of-bogardan-vis.md) — Artifact
6. [Price of Knowledge](/printing/price-of-knowledge-c13.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #279
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 28 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`