Archivist of Oghma, from Battle for Baldur’s Gate, is Wizards of the Coast‘s latest effort to fulfill a promise they made to the Magic community.
For a long time, White was the weakest color in Commander. Commander is a format centered on mana-ramp and card draw, neither of which are exactly white’s forte.
White was so embarrassingly bad that the community complained. Wizards of the Coast listened and made us a promise to reinforce the color with more relevant Commander abilities. Archivist of Oghma does exactly that.
Archivist of Oghma
Archivist of Oghma triggers off of so many cards. Commander is filled with Tutor effects. Every color in Magic uses them:
Black:
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
;
Diabolic Intent
Diabolic Intent
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
;
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
Green:
Sylvan Tutor
Sylvan Tutor
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
;
Cultivate
Cultivate
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
;
Shared Summons
Shared Summons
Search your library for up to two creature cards with different names, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Blue:
Mystical Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
;
Solve the Equation
Solve the Equation
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
;
Fabricate
Fabricate
Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Red:
Gamble
Gamble
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.
;
Imperial Recruiter
Imperial Recruiter
When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
;
Goblin Engineer
Goblin Engineer
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
White:
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
; Idylic Tutor;
Open the Armory
Open the Armory
Search your library for an Aura or Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
But there are so many other commonplace Commander cards that trigger Archivist of Oghma. Even fetch lands like
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
and
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
cause your opponents to search their libraries. And when they do, Archivist of Oghma will draw you a card.
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Making the Archivist Even Better
Your opponents will naturally search their libraries several times over the course of a Commander game. But you can play cards alongside Archivist of Oghma to trigger its ability more often.
Some cards have extremely powerful effects, but to balance them, they let your opponents search their libraries. While normally, this is a pretty big drawback, with Archivist of Oghma on the battlefield, it actually acts to your advantage!
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