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Show TextKasmina, Enigma Sage
Each other planeswalker you control has the loyalty abilities of Kasmina, Enigma Sage.
+2: Scry 1.
-X: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it.
-8: Search your library for an instant or sorcery card that shares a color with this planeswalker, exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 196/275
Witherbloom Command
Choose two —
• Target players mills three cards, then you return a land card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Destroy target noncreature, nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less.
• Target creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
illus. Dmitry Burmak # 248/275
Silverquill Command
Choose two —
• Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target opponent sacrifices a creature.
illus. Bryan Sola # 232/275
Quandrix Command
Choose two —
• Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand.
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.
illus. Viktor Titov # 217/275
Prismari Command
Choose two —
• Prismari Command deals 2 damage to any target.
• Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.
• Target player creates a Treasure token.
• Destroy target artifact.
illus. Johannes Voss # 214/275
Lorehold Command
Choose two —
• Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain indestructible and haste until end of turn.
• Lorehold Command deals 3 damage to any target. Target player gains 3 life.
• Sacrifice a permanent, then draw two cards.
illus. Jason Rainville # 199/275
Professor Onyx
Magecraft — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
+1: You lose 1 life. Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
-3: Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures target player controls.
-8: Each opponent may discard a card. If they don't, they lose 3 life. Repeat this process six more times.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 83/275
Lorehold Command
Choose two —
• Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain indestructible and haste until end of turn.
• Lorehold Command deals 3 damage to any target. Target player gains 3 life.
• Sacrifice a permanent, then draw two cards.
illus. Jason Rainville # 345/275
Prismari Command
Choose two —
• Prismari Command deals 2 damage to any target.
• Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.
• Target player creates a Treasure token.
• Destroy target artifact.
illus. Johannes Voss # 348/275
Quandrix Command
Choose two —
• Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand.
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.
illus. Viktor Titov # 349/275
Silverquill Command
Choose two —
• Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target opponent sacrifices a creature.
illus. Bryan Sola # 352/275
Witherbloom Command
Choose two —
• Target players mills three cards, then you return a land card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Destroy target noncreature, nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less.
• Target creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
illus. Dmitry Burmak # 356/275
Shadrix Silverquill
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 230/275
Shadrix Silverquill
Flying, double strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 280/275
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.+1: Rowan, Scholar of Sparks deals 1 damage to each opponent. If you've drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to each opponent instead.
-4: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay
. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy."illus. Magali Villeneuve # 156/275
Will, Scholar of Frost
Instants and sorceries you cast cost
less to cast.+1: Up to one target creature has base power and toughness 0/2 until your next turn.
-3: Draw two cards.
-7: Exile up to five target permanents. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 156/275
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.+1: Rowan, Scholar of Sparks deals 1 damage to each opponent. If you've drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to each opponent instead.
-4: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay
. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy."illus. Anna Steinbauer # 278/275
Will, Scholar of Frost
Instants and sorceries you cast cost
less to cast.+1: Up to one target creature has base power and toughness 0/2 until your next turn.
-3: Draw two cards.
-7: Exile up to five target permanents. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 278/275
Kasmina, Enigma Sage
Each other planeswalker you control has the loyalty abilities of Kasmina, Enigma Sage.
+2: Scry 1.
-X: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it.
-8: Search your library for an instant or sorcery card that shares a color with this planeswalker, exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 279/275
Professor Onyx
Magecraft — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
+1: You lose 1 life. Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
-3: Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures target player controls.
-8: Each opponent may discard a card. If they don't, they lose 3 life. Repeat this process six more times.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 276/275
Dragonsguard Elite
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy a an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Dragonsguard Elite.
: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on Dragonsguard Elite.
"The Founder Dragons brought the Blood Age to an end. It is an honor to serve them."
illus. David Rapoza # 127/275
Dragonsguard Elite
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy a an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Dragonsguard Elite.
: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on Dragonsguard Elite.
illus. David Rapoza # 316/275
Dragonsguard Elite
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy a an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Dragonsguard Elite.
: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on Dragonsguard Elite.
"The Founder Dragons brought the Blood Age to an end. It is an honor to serve them."
illus. Daarken # 376/275
Archmage Emeritus
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Some emeritus professors return from their wanderings periodically to share tales of the mystical wonders of Arcavios.
illus. Caio Monteiro # 37/275
Archmage Emeritus
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
illus. Caio Monteiro # 295/275
Archmage Emeritus
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Some emeritus professors return from their wanderings periodically to share tales of the mystical wonders of Arcavios.
illus. Micah Epstein # 377/275
Eager First-Year
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Eager First-Year gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Today, she learns the basics. She'll knock out advanced theory later this week.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 16/275
Professor of Symbology
When Professor of Symbology enters the battlefield, learn.
"A language isn't dead until we stop learning from it."
illus. Jason Rainville # 24/275
Pop Quiz
Draw a card.
Learn.
"Today is hydromancy? I thought it was amplimancy!I studied for amplimancy!"
illus. Matt Stewart # 49/275
Pest Summoning
Create two 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
"Step 1: Put the pests in mud. Step 2: Wait." —Gyome's Guide to Pest Breeding
illus. Zoltan Boros # 211/275
Confront the Past
Choose one —
• Return target planeswalker card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Remove twice X loyalty counters from target planeswalker an opponent controls.
"Why, Gideon? Of all people, why save me?"
illus. Kieran Yanner # 67/275
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token.
A captured elemental makes for a potent, albeit unstable, power source.
illus. Manuel Castañon # 115/275
Lorehold Apprentice
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, until end of turn, Spirit creatures you control gain "
: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent."Ancient footfalls echoed in her head, their timeless rhythm guiding the present.
illus. Manuel Castañon # 198/275
Prismari Apprentice
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Prismari Apprentice can't be blocked this turn. If that spell has mana value 5 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on Prismari Apprentice.
"No one ever created great art by playing it safe!"
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 213/275
Quandrix Apprentice
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a land card from among them and put that card into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
"The secrets of our world will be mine."
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 216/275
Silverquill Apprentice
Magecraft— Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
She had spoken the words a hundred times, but under the spotlight, in front of everyone, something new emerged. And the crowd went wild.
illus. Mike Bierek # 231/275
Witherbloom Apprentice
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"All we are—every feeling, every action—powered by a single, delicate little organ. Life is so terrifyingly, beautifully fragile."
illus. Josh Hass # 247/275
Frostboil Snarl
As Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
A smoldering storm of chilling fire.
illus. Sam Burley # 265/275
Furycalm Snarl
As Furycalm Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Furycalm Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
A seething locus of reverent rage.
illus. Sam Burley # 266/275
Shineshadow Snarl
As Shineshadow Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Shineshadow Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
A flickering beacon of righteous corruption.
illus. Sam Burley # 272/275
Necroblossom Snarl
As Necroblossom Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Swamp or Forest card from your hand. If you don't, Necroblossom Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
A hungry lair of flourishing rot.
illus. Sam Burley # 269/275
Vineglimmer Snarl
As Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
A verdant paradox of primal logic.
illus. Sam Burley # 274/275
First Day of Class
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it gains haste until end of turn.
Learn.
illus. Paul Scott Canavan # 102/275
Expanded Anatomy
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It gains vigilance until end of turn.
"Changing the equation from incremental to exponential was a stroke of genius on my part."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 2/275
Introduction to Annihilation
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller draws a card.
"I've never seen a student fail quite so spectacularly. There's potential in that." —Hostram, professor of arcanochemistry
illus. Nicholas Gregory # 3/275
Introduction to Prophecy
Scry 2, then draw a card.
Final grades are posted on the first day of class.
illus. Micah Epstein # 4/275
Plargg, Dean of Chaos
, Discard a card: Draw a card.
, : Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary, nonland card with mana value 3 or less. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put all revealed cards not cast this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Bryan Sola # 155/275
Augusta, Dean of Order
Other tapped creatures you control get +1/+0.
Other tapped creatures you control get +0/+1.
Whenever you attack, untap each creature you control, then tap any number of creatures you control.
illus. Bryan Sola # 155/275
Waterfall Aerialist
Flying
Ward
Form and function in perfect unity.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 61/275
Torrent Sculptor
Ward
When Torrent Sculptor enters the battlefield, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on Torrent Sculptor equal to half that card's mana value, rounded up.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 159/275
Flamethrower Sonata
Discard a card, then draw a card. When you discard an instant or sorcery card this way, Flamethrower Sonata deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.
He channels his heart's passion into every fiery note.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 159/275
Shaile, Dean of Radiance
Flying, vigilance
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
"You are so much stronger than you know."
illus. Yongjae Choi # 158/275
Embrose, Dean of Shadow
: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature, then Embrose, Dean of Shadow deals 2 damage to that creature.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 158/275
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
: You may exile an instant or sorcery card from your hand and put three hone counters on it. It gains "AT the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is exiled, remove a hone counter from it" and "When the last hone counter is removed from this card, if it's exiled, you may cast it. It costs less to cast this way."
illus. Jason Rainville # 160/275
Nassari, Dean of Expression
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those exiled cards, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.
Whenever you cast a spell from exile, put a +1/+1 counter on Nassari, Dean of Expression.
illus. Jason Rainville # 160/275
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Menace, lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, you may pay
. If you do, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."illus. Jesper Ejsing # 161/275
Lisette, Dean of the Root
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and those creatures gain trample until end of turn."Life is as fleeting as it is variant. Embrace the brief blessing of a flower before it withers."
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 161/275
Kianne, Dean of Substance
: Exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it into your hand. Otherwise, put a study counter on it.
: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each different mana value among nonland cards you own in exile with study counters on them.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 152/275
Imbraham, Dean of Theory
Flying
, : Exile the top X cards of your library and put a study counter on each of them. Then you may put a card you own in exile with a study counter on it into your hand.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 152/275
Guiding Voice
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Learn.
When honormancers work together, their compliments are complementary.
illus. Steve Argyle # 19/275
Study Break
Tap up to two target creatures.
Learn.
"You've been cramming all night. You're taking a nap whether you like it or not."
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 34/275
Enthusiatic Study
Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Learn.
"If the pen is mightier than the sword, just think what a giant tome can do!"
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 99/275
Field Trip
Search your library for a basic Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped. then shuffle.
Learn.
illus. Piotr Dura # 131/275
Rise of Extus
Exile target creature. Exile up to one instant or sorcery card from a graveyard.
Learn.
With one lethal strike, Extus took control of the Oriq and took his first step toward vengeance.
illus. Wylie Beckert # 226/275
Environmental Sciences
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.
First-years quickly learn how the Vastlands earned its name.
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 1/275
Confront the Past
Choose one —
• Return target planeswalker card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Remove twice X loyalty counters from target planeswalker an opponent controls.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 303/275
Kianne, Dean of Substance
: Exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it into your hand. Otherwise, put a study counter on it.
: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each different mana value among nonland cards you own in exile with study counters on them.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 326/275
Imbraham, Dean of Theory
Flying
XUU, T: Exile the top X cards of your library and put a study counter on each of them. Then you may put a card you own in exile with a study counter on it into your hand.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 326/275
Plargg, Dean of Chaos
, Discard a card: Draw a card.
, : Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary, nonland card with mana value 3 or less. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put all revealed cards not cast this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Bryan Sola # 328/275
Augusta, Dean of Order
Other tapped creatures you control get +1/+0.
Other tapped creatures you control get +0/+1.
Whenever you attack, untap each creature you control, then tap any number of creatures you control.
illus. Bryan Sola # 328/275
Shaile, Dean of Radiance
Flying, vigilance
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 330/275
Embrose, Dean of Shadow
: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature, then Embrose, Dean of Shadow deals 2 damage to that creature.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 330/275
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
: You may exile an instant or sorcery card from your hand and put three hone counters on it. It gains "AT the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is exiled, remove a hone counter from it" and "When the last hone counter is removed from this card, if it's exiled, you may cast it. It costs 4 less to cast this way."
illus. Jason Rainville # 332/275
Nassari, Dean of Expression
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those exiled cards, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.
Whenever you cast a spell from exile, put a +1/+1 counter on Nassari, Dean of Expression.
illus. Jason Rainville # 332/275
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Menace, lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, you may pay 2. If you do, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 333/275
Lisette, Dean of the Root
Whenever you gain life, you may pay 1. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and those creatures gain trample until end of turn.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 333/275
Frostboil Snarl
As Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
illus. Sam Burley # 360/275
Furycalm Snarl
As Furycalm Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Furycalm Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
illus. Sam Burley # 361/275
Necroblossom Snarl
As Necroblossom Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Swamp or Forest card from your hand. If you don't, Necroblossom Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
illus. Sam Burley # 363/275
Shineshadow Snarl
As Shineshadow Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Shineshadow Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
illus. Sam Burley # 364/275
Vineglimmer Snarl
As Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
illus. Sam Burley # 365/275
Star Pupil
Star Pupil enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
When Star Pupil dies, put its counters on target creature you control.
"When I'm done here, they'll name entire buildings after me."
illus. Howard Lyon # 30/275
Elite Spellbinder
Flying
When Elite Spellbinder enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way cost
more to cast.Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, World Champion XXVI
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 17/275
Elite Spellbinder
Flying
When Elite Spellbinder enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way cost
more to cast.Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, World Champion XXVI
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 289/275
Rip Apart
Choose one—
• Rip Apart deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Torn from history. Torn from memory. Torn from reality.
illus. Anna Podedworna # 225/275
Rip Apart
Choose one—
• Rip Apart deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Torn from history. Torn from memory. Torn from reality.
illus. Anna Podedworna # 381/275
Venerable Warsinger
Vigilance, trample
Whenever Venerable Warsinger deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of damage Venerable Warsinger dealt to that player.
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 246/275
Venerable Warsinger
Vigilance, trample
Whenever Venerable Warsinger deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of damage Venerable Warsinger dealt to that player.
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 355/275
Fortifying Draught
You gain 2 life. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
"If a seedling can push through solid stone, there's no limit to what I could do."
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 132/275
Academic Probation
Choose one —
• Choose a nonland card name. Opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name until next turn.
• Choose target nonland permanent. Until your next turn, it can't attack or bloack, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 7/275
Ageless Guardian
Ancient ruins dot the world of Arcavios, most older than Strixhaven itself and many still guarded by soldiers from the Blood Age, centuries after their deaths.
illus. Nicholas Gregory # 8/275
Beaming Defiance
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn.
"I've lived too long in my father's shadow. It's time to find my own light." — Killian, Silverquill mage-student
illus. Manuel Castañón # 9/275
Semester's End
Exile any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. At the beginning of the next end step, return each of them to the battlefield under its owner's control. Each of them enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.
illus. Alayna Danner # 27/275
Thunderous Orator
Vigilance
Whenever Thunderous Orator attacks, it gains flying until end of turn if you control a creature with flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, indestructible, lifelink, menace, and trample.
illus. Brian Valeza # 35/275
Dueling Coach
When Dueling Coach enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
illus. Caio Monteiro # 15/275
Dueling Coach
When Dueling Coach enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
illus. Caio Monteiro # 15/275
Stonebound Mentor
When one or more cards leave your graveyard, scry 1.
Quintorius beamed, his mind eager to absorb every historical fact the spirit wanted to divulge.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 239/275
Returned Pastcaller
Flying
When Returned Pastcaller enters the battlefield, return target Spirit, instant, or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Lorehold spirit statues are not forbidden from raising statues of their own.
illus. Grzegorz Rutkowski # 224/275
Radiant Scrollwielder
Instant and sorcery spells you control have lifelink.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard. You may cast it this turn. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Campbell White # 221/275
Lorehold Excavation
At the beginning of your end step, mill a card.
If a land card was milled this way, you gain 1 life. Otherwise, Lorehold Excavation deals 1 damage to each opponent.
, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
illus. Jinho Bae # 200/275
Velomachus Lorehold
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying their mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 245/275
Quintorius, Field Historian
Spirits you control get +1/+0.
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
"Every life has a story to tell. I won't let them be forgotten."
illus. Bryan Sola # 220/275
Illuminate History
Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards. Then if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
"Look at the details in this stonework! Professor, our assumptions about early Kathorran tool use may not be correct."
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 108/275
Lorehold Pledgemage
First strike
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Lorehold Pledgemage gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"The weight of history can empower you or it can crush you. It's your choice."
illus. Jake Murray # 201/275
Lorehold Campus
Lorehold Campus enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
, : Scry 1.
Mage-students obsessed with the secrets of the past choose Lorehold, the college of archaeomancy.
illus. Titus Lunter # 268/275
Go Blank
Target player discards two cards. Then exile all cards from that player's graveyard.
The only feeling worse than not knowing the answer is the certainty that you once did.
illus. Wylie Beckert # 72/275
Blade Historian
Attacking creatures you control have double strike.
"So you see, the reckless battle strategy of the Kathorran orcs was effective, but ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword. As did their double-edged swords."
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 165/275
Blade Historian
Attacking creatures you control have double strike.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 334/275
Reconstruct History
Return up to one target artifact card, up to one target enchantment card, up to one target instant card, up to one target sorcery card, and up to one target planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.
Exile Reconstruct History.
illus. Campbell White # 222/275
Spirit Summoning
Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
"Books are fantastic, but if you're really curious about the distant past, why not ask someone who was there?" —Augusta, Lorehold dean
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 236/275
Efreet Flamepainter
Double strike
Whenever Efreet Flamepainter deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Marta Nael # 98/275
Efreet Flamepainter
Double strike
Whenever Efreet Flamepainter deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Marta Nael # 310/275
Strict Proctor
Flying
Whenever a permanent entering the battlefield causes an ability to trigger, counter that ability unless its controller pays
."You might believe being dead for centuries has made me more lenient. I think you'll find the opposite to be true."
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 33/275
Heated Debate
This spell can't be countered.
Heated Debate deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
"While you were wasting time with abstract equations, I mastered ancient Oggyar fire magic. Your move."
illus. Bayard Wu # 106/275
Reduce to Memory
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
illus. Campbell White # 25/275
Hofri Ghostforge
Spirits you control get +1/+1 and get trample and haste.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types and it has "When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to your graveyard."
illus. Daarken # 192/275
Thrilling Discovery
You gain 2 life. Then you may discard two cards. If you do, draw three cards.
"This must be the lost city of Zantafar, where my people lived before becoming nomads. Think of the history we'll learn here!" —Quintorius, Lorehold mage-student
illus. Campbell White # 243/275
Bury in Books
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.Put target creature into it's owner's library second from the top.
There are no weapons allowed in the Biblioplex, but a clever mage is never truly defenseless.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 39/275
Curate
Look at the top two cards of your library. Put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest back on top of your library in any order.
Draw a card.
"Kathorran War Chats Vol. III? That doesn't even belong in this wing!"
illus. Izzy # 40/275
Sparring Regimen
When Sparring Regimen enters the battlefield, learn.
Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature and untap it.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 29/275
Campus Guide
When Campus Guide enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
"There's nowhere in Strixhaven I can't find. Where do you need to go?"
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 252/275
Symmetry Master
Reach
Whenever a creature you control with power equal to its toughness attacks, it gains trample until end of turn.
Tondo lost his very first duel and has spent his entire life trying to get even.
illus. Forrest Imel # 138/275
Relic Sloth
Vigilance, menace
When it comes to transporting priceless, delicate artifacts, safety is more important than speed.
illus. Ilse Gort # 223/275
Illustrious Historian
, Exile Illustrious Historian from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
The most distinguished Lorehold professors are eligible to receive extended tenure, even beyond the limits of their own mortality.
illus. Brian Valeza # 109/275
Flamescroll Celebrant
Whenever an opponent activates an ability that isn't a mana ability, Flamescroll Celebrant deals 1 damage to that player.
: Flamescroll Celebrant gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Stand up and fight!"
illus. Uriah Voth # 150/275
Revel in Silence
Your opponents can't cast spells or activate planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
Exile Revel in Silence.
"Sit down and listen."
illus. Uriah Voth # 150/275
Codie, Vociferous Codex
You can't cast permanent spells.
, : Add . When you cast your next spell this turn, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile an instant or sorcery card with lesser mana value. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put each other card exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 253/275
Combat Professor
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains vigilance until end of turn.
"Before Yovus was cut down at Pranticle Peak, she performed which maneuver? Anyone? From the reading?"
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 11/275
Magma Opus
Magma Opus deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap two target permanents. Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. Draw two cards.
, Discard Magma Opus: Create a Treasure token.
illus. Liiga Smilshkalne # 203/275
Magma Opus
Magma Opus deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap two target permanents. Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. Draw two cards.
, Discard Magma Opus: Create a Treasure token.
illus. Liiga Smilshkalne # 346/275
Grinning Ignus
, Return Grinning Ignus to its owner’s hand: Add . Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
On rare occasions, a Prismari student will summon an elemental that shows such promise that it's permitted to stay and enroll.
illus. Alayna Danner # 104/275
Elemental Expressionist
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, choose target creature you control. Until end of turn, it gains "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else" and "When you exile this creature, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token."
illus. Zack Stella # 181/275
Expressive Iteration
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them in your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Prismari students dance in the tension between passion and perfection.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 186/275
Elemental Summoning
Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
"You've made a splashe. Now show me a torrent." —Uvilda, Prismari dean
illus. Marta Nael # 183/275
Creative Outburst
Creative Outburst deals 5 damage to any target. Look at the top five cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
, Discard Creative Outburst: Create a Treasure token.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 171/275
Solve the Equation
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Zimone's brilliance drew attention from many, including the sinister mages known as the Oriq.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 54/275
Explosive Welcome
Explosive Welcome deals 5 damage to any target and 3 damage to any other target. Add
.Rowan and Will were a natural fit in Prismari College, the school of outrageous elemental arts.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 100/275
Make Your Mark
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. When that creature dies this turn, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
Those who do learn from history may still choose to repeat it.
illus. Bryan Sola # 204/275
Academic Probation
Choose one —
• Choose a nonland card name. Opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name until next turn.
• Choose target nonland permanent. Until your next turn, it can't attack or bloack, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 287/275
Semester's End
Exile any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. At the beginning of the next end step, return each of them to the battlefield under its owner's control. Each of them enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.
illus. Alayna Danner # 292/275
Sparring Regimen
When Sparring Regimen enters the battlefield, learn.
Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature and untap it.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 293/275
Strict Proctor
Flying
Whenever a permanent entering the battlefield causes an ability to trigger, counter that ability unless its controller pays
.illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 294/275
Illuminate History
Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards. Then if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 312/275
Velomachus Lorehold
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying their mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 283/275
Hofri Ghostforge
Spirits you control get +1/+1 and get trample and haste.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types and it has "When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to your graveyard."
illus. Daarken # 344/275
Radiant Scrollwielder
Instant and sorcery spells you control have lifelink.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard. You may cast it this turn. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Campbell White # 350/275
Mage Hunter
Whenever an opponent casts or copies an instant or sorcery spell, they lose 1 life.
One of the Oriq's most powerful tools is the mage hunter, a vile monstrosity created to seek out and snuff out the arcane.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 76/275
Stonebinder's Familair
Whenever one or more cards are put into exile during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Stonebinder's Familiar. This ability triggers only once each turn.
"Hey, my great-great-grandfather had a dog just like that!" —Dradiel, Lorehold mage-student
illus. Sam Rowan # 31/275
Galazeth Prismari
Flying
When Galazeth Prismari enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token.
Artifacts you control have "
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell."illus. Raymond Swanland # 189/275
Galazeth Prismari
Flying
When Galazeth Prismari enters the battlefield create a Treasure token.
Artifacts you control have "
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell."illus. Iain McCaig # 281/275
Wandering Archaic
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay
. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new copies for that spell."Fly the path of nine birds."
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 6/275
Explore the Vastlands
Each player looks at the top five cards of their library, reveals a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them, then puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 6/275
Wandering Archaic
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay
. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new copies for that spell.illus. Wayne Reynolds # 286/275
Explore the Vastlands
Each player looks at the top five cards of their library, reveals a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them, then puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 286/275
Tanazir Quandrix
Flying, trample
When Tanazir Quandrix enters the battlefield, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
When Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 240/275
Multiple Choice
If X is 1, scry 1, then draw a card.
If X is 2, you may choose a player. They return a creature they control to its owner's hand.
If X is 3, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
If X is 4 or more, do all of the above.
illus. Campbell White # 48/275
Multiple Choice
If X is 1, scry 1, then draw a card.
If X is 2, you may choose a player. They return a creature they control to its owner's hand.
If X is 3, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
If X is 4 or more, do all of the above.
illus. Campbell White # 298/275
Extus, Oriq Overlord
Double strike
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Join me for the dawn of a new age."
illus. Chase Stone # 149/275
Awaken the Blood Avatar
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This spell costs
less to cast for each creature sacrificed this way.Each opponent sacrifices a creature. Create a 3/6 black and red Avatar creature token with haste and "Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 3 damage to each opponent."
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 149/275
Igneous Inspiration
Igneous Inspiration deals 3 damage to any target.
Learn.
Prismari fosters a burning need to create.
illus. PINDURSKI # 107/275
Baleful Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.Exile target creature or planeswalker.
illus. Chris Cold # 64/275
Arrogant Poet
Whenever Arrogant Poet attacks, you may pay 2 life. If you do, it gets flying until end of turn.
"I would be kinder to my peers, Professor, but I simply don’t have any."
illus. Billy Christian # 63/275
Eyetwitch
Flying
When Eyetwitch dies, learn.
Oculomancers see the ideal potion ingredient. The bats don't see it that way.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 70/275
Crushing Disappointment
Each player loses 2 life. You draw two cards.
Most students can barely endure Dean Embrose's scrutiny for a semester or two; Killian lived with it his entire life.
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 68/275
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
, Return Rootha, Mercurial Artist to its owner's hand: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"Art is never finished. Merely abandoned."
illus. Chris Rahn # 227/275
Practical Research
Draw four cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card.
The twins each researched spells to defeat Extus in their own way. Will hit the library, Rowan hit everything else.
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 212/275
Spectacle Mage
Flying
Instants and sorcery spells you cast with mana value 5 or greater cost
less to cast."It would be a crime to withhold my light from the world."
illus. Caroline Gariba # 235/275
Prismari Pledgemage
Defender
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Prismari Pledgemage can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
Many have the talent to create, but few have the courage to share their creations.
illus. Marta Nael # 215/275
Prismari Campus
Prismari Campus enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
, : Scry 1.
Mage-students who see spellcraft as the highest for of expression choose Prismari, the college of elemental arts.
illus. Adam Paquette # 270/275
Clever Lumimancer
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Clever Luminancer gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"You're too dim to realize it, but you've already lost."
illus. Lie Setiawan # 10/275
Defend the Campus
Choose one—
• Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
Professors scrambled to push the mage hunters back, leaving the heart of Strixhaven undefended.
illus. Izzy # 12/275
Maelstrom Muse
Flying
When Maelstrom Muse attacks, the next sorcery or instant spell you cast this turn costs
less, where X is this creature's power as this ability resolves.She's an inspiration to everyone, even herself.
illus. Michelle Parish # 202/275
Resculpt
Exile target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
Critics were struck first by the elemental's surprising grace, and then by its fists.
illus. Torstein Nordstrand # 51/275
Sudden Breakthrough
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Create a Treasure token.
Rootha created constantly, passionately, in hopes of impressing her greatest critic: herself.
illus. Colin Boyer # 116/275
Culmination of Studies
Exile the top X cards of your library. For each land card exiled this way, create a Treasure token. Fir each blue card exiled this way, draw a card. For each red card exiled this way, Culmination of Studies deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Will's quick thinking meshed with Rowan's raw power to bring down the Blood Avatar.
illus. Bryan Sola # 173/275
Ecological Appreciation
Search your library and graveyard for up to four creature cards with different names that each have mana value X or less and reveal them. An opponent chooses two of those cards. Shuffle the chosen cards into your library and put the rest onto the battlefield. Exile Ecological Appreciation.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 128/275
Quandrix Campus
Quandrix Campus enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
, : Scry 1.
Mage-students who see the beauty in patterns and equations choose Quandrix, the college of numeromancy.
illus. Piotr Dura # 271/275
Golden Ratio
Draw a card for each different power among creatures you control.
"When I look around, I see a world defined by patterns that still manages to defy them." —Kianne, Quandrix dean
illus. Alix Branwyn # 190/275
Frost Trickster
Flying
When Frost Trickster enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
The most important skill in a Mage Tower match is keeping one's cool.
illus. Uriah Voth # 43/275
Kelpie Guide
: Untap another target permanent you control.
: Tap target permanent. Activate this ability only if you control eight or more lands.
Kelpies are drawn to paradoxes, making them the ideal companion for Quandrix mages.
illus. Ilse Gort # 45/275
Teachings of the Archaics
If an opponent has more cards in hand than you, draw two cards. Draw three cards instead if an opponent has at least four more cards in hand than you.
Mages seeks out the ancient beings known as the Archaics for their boundless knowledge of history and magic, dispensed only in cryptic metaphors.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 57/275
Hall Monitor
Haste
, : Target creature can't block this turn.
"No unauthorized summoning. No writing in library books. And absolutely no indoor dueling!"
illus. Forrest Imel # 105/275
Verdant Mastery
You may pay
rather than paying this spell's mana cost.Search your library for up to four basic land cards and reveal them. Put one of them onto the battlefield tapped under an opponent's control if the
cost was paid. Put two of them onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest in your hand. Then shuffle.illus. Cristi Balanescu # 146/275
Oggyar Battle-Seer
Haste
: Scry 1.
"May Ganathog bless us with bloody visions of glory restored!"
illus. Karl Kopinski # 209/275
Conspiracy Theorist
Whenever Conspiracy Theorist attacks, you may pay
and discard a card. If you do, draw a card.Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards, you may exile one of them from your graveyard. If you do, you may cast it this turn.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 94/275
Conspiracy Theorist
Whenever Conspiracy Theorist attacks, you may pay
and discard a card. If you do, draw a card.Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards, you may exile one of them from your graveyard. If you do, you may cast it this turn.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 307/275
Dragon's Approach
Dragon's Approach deals 3 damage to each opponent. You may exile Dragon's Approach and four cards named Dragon's Approach from your graveyard. If you do, search your library for a Dragon creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
A deck can have any number of cards named Dragon's Approach.
illus. Andrew Mar # 97/275
Blood Age General
: Attacking Spirits get +1/+0 until end of turn.
His troops took the Fortress of Caerdoon centuries ago, yet he fights on.
illus. Johan Grenier # 93/275
Academic Dispute
Target creature blocks this turn if able. You may have it gain reach until end of turn.
Learn.
”I’ll show you original research, you hack!”
illus. Manuel Castañón # 91/275
Start from Scratch
Choose one—
• Start fromScratch deals 1 damage to any target
• Destroy target artifact
”I don’t care what they think!” Rootha snapped. “I know I can do better.”
illus. Bayard Wu # 114/275
Hall of Oracles
: Add .
, : Add one of any color.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
illus. Piotr Dura # 267/275
Draconic Intervention
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
Draconic Intervention deals X damage to each non-Dragon creature, where X is the exiled card's mana value. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Exile Draconic Intervention.
illus. Johan Grenier # 96/275
Ardent Dustspeaker
Whenever Ardent Dustspeaker attacks, you may put an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. If you do, exile top two cards of your library. You may play those cards this turn.
"The Founder Dragons weren't even hatched when this scroll was written!"
illus. Mads Ahm # 92/275
Karok Wrangler
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
"She showed up to class on a what?" —Valentin, Witherbloom dean
illus. Dan Scott # 135/275
Fractal Summoning
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token, then put X +1/+1 counters on it.
Fractals are just pseudo-dimensional manifestations of asynchronous biosymmetries. It's really quite simple. -Kianne, Quandrix dean
illus. Livia Prima # 187/275
Eureka Moment
Draw two cards. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
"At first, the equations were simply numbers. But in those numbers I saw a story, and in that story I saw a pattern, and suddenly it all fit together!"
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 184/275
Needlethorn Drake
Flying, deathtouch
As they learn to fly, young drakes have a tendency to accidentally impale trees, cliffs, and unsuspecting students.
illus. Donato Giancola # 208/275
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
, : You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
, : Draw a card. If you control eight or more lands, draw two cards instead.
"What are they complaining about? It's not like axiomatic leyline paratrigonometrics is hard."
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 250/275
Manifestation Sage
When Manifestation Sage enters the battlefield, create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
The first thing a Quandrix mage learns is the laws of metaphysics. The second thing is how to break them.
illus. Darren Tan # 205/275
Quandrix Pledgemage
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Quandrix Pledgemage.
"The first step towards transcending physical limitations is discarding assumptions about what is possible."
illus. Caroline Gariba # 219/275
Strixhaven Stadium
: Add . Put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, remove a point counter from Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium. Then if it has ten or more point counters on it, remove them all and that player loses the game.
illus. Piotr Dura # 259/275
Elemental Masterpiece
Create two 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature tokens.
, Discard Elemental Mastery: Create a Treasure token.
Rootha passed with flying, living colors.
illus. Marta Nael # 182/275
Teach by Example
When you cast your next instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for that copy.
"Learning to imitate a master is the first step in becoming one." —Uvilda, Prismari dean
illus. Johan Grenier # 241/275
Archway Commons
Archway Commons enters the battlefield tapped.
When Archway Commons enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you pay
.: Add one mana of any color.
illus. Piotr Dura # 263/275
Teachings of the Archaics
If an opponent has more cards in hand than you, draw two cards. Draw three cards instead if an opponent has at least four more cards in hand than you.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 299/275
Baleful Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.Exile target creature or planeswalker.
illus. Chris Cold # 301/275
Verdant Mastery
You may pay
rather than paying this spell's mana cost.Search your library for up to four basic land cards and reveal them. Put one of them onto the battlefield tapped under an opponent's control if the
cost was paid. Put two of them onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest in your hand. Then shuffle.illus. Cristi Balanescu # 320/275
Culmination of Studies
Exile the top X cards of your library. For each land card exiled this way, create a Treasure token. Fir each blue card exiled this way, draw a card. For each red card exiled this way, Culmination of Studies deals 1 damage to each opponent.
illus. Bryan Sola # 338/275
Elemental Expressionist
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, choose target creature you control. Until end of turn, it gains "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else" and "When you exile this creature, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token."
illus. Zack Stella # 342/275
Expressive Iteration
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them in your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Prismari students dance in the tension between passion and perfection.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 379/275
Codie, Vociferous Codex
You can't cast permanent spells.
, : Add . When you cast your next spell this turn, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile an instant or sorcery card with lesser mana value. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put each other card exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 357/275
Strixhaven Stadium
: Add . Put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, remove a point counter from Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium. Then if it has ten or more point counters on it, remove them all and that player loses the game.
illus. Piotr Dura # 358/275
Hall of Oracles
: Add .
, : Add one of any color.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
illus. Piotr Dura # 362/275
Extus, Oriq Overlord
Double strike
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Chase Stone # 323/275
Awaken the Blood Avatar
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This spell costs
less to cast for each creature sacrificed this way.Each opponent sacrifices a creature. Create a 3/6 black and red Avatar creature token with haste and "Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 3 damage to each opponent."
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 323/275
Torrent Sculptor
Ward
When Torrent Sculptor enters the battlefield, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on Torrent Sculptor equal to half that card's mana value, rounded up.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 331/275
Flamethrower Sonata
Discard a card, then draw a card. When you discard an instant or sorcery card this way, Flamethrower Sonata deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 331/275
Tenured Inkcaster
When Tenured Inkcaster enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Ah, another future archmage for my collection."
illus. Jake Murray # 88/275
Cogwork Archivist
Reach
, : Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.
"It's the largest library in the Multiverse. Of course it has the largest librarians." —Kasmina
illus. Joseph Meehan # 254/275
Reflective Golem
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery that targets only Reflective Golem, you may pay
. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for that copy."We don't cut through Sedgemoor anymore. Can't get five steps without a groff trying to fight its own reflection."
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 257/275
Aether Helix
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Some Quandrix mages prefer to study at twilight, watching their experimental equations trace glowing trails against the encroaching darkness.
illus. Torstein Nordstrand # 162/275
Accomplished Alchemist
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add X mana in any one color, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
"Tincture of murkroot and lizard feet? Simple. One that doesn't taste like murkroot and lizard feet? I'm working on it."
illus. Randy Vargas # 119/275
Leonin Lightscribe
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
All who hear his inspiring words are filled with hope and pride.
illus. Steven Belledin # 20/275
Leonin Lightscribe
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Steven Belledin # 290/275
Fervent Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent discards any number of cards, then draws that many cards.Search your library for up to three cards, put them into your hand, shuffle, then discard three cards at random.
illus. Sean Sevestre # 101/275
Emergent Sequence
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. That land becomes a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each land you had enter the battlefield under your control this turn.
illus. Andreas Zafiratos # 129/275
Body of Research
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your library.
Needledeep had promised that his final project would be his biggest one yet.
illus. Antonio José Manzanedo # 168/275
Body of Research
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your library.
illus. Antonio José Manzanedo # 336/275
Augmenter Pugilist
Trample
As long as you control eight or more lands, Augmenter Pugilist has +5/+5.
"Hold still. I have a theory about what's going to happen to your face."
illus. Volkan Baga # 147/275
Echoing Equation
Choose target creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of it until end of turn, except those creatures aren't legendary if the chosen creature is legendary.
"Any good experiment is repeatable."
illus. Volkan Baga # 147/275
Letter of Acceptance
: Add one mana of any color.
, , Sacrifice Letter of Acceptance: Draw a card.
The letter unfolded, inviting the twins to Strixhaven. Will saw a chance for arcane study. Rowan saw a chance for power.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 256/275
Team Pennant
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has vigilance and trample.
Equip creature token
Equip
Choosing a college based on Mage Tower results is discouraged, but not unheard of.
illus. Anna Fehr # 260/275
Crackle with Power
Crackle with Power deals five times X damage to each of up to X targets.
Will gasped as Rowan drew from the raw power of the Strixhaven Snarl. For a moment she was luminous, transcendent, terrible.
illus. Micah Epstein # 95/275
Square Up
Traget creature has base power and toughness 4/4 until end of turn.
Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is think inside the box.
illus. Manuel Castañón # 238/275
Serpentine Curve
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is one plus the number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and your graveyard.
"Math bites." — Bim, Lorehold mage-student
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 52/275
Expel
Exile target tapped creature.
Quintorius was a daydreamer, far happier digging through history books than practicing battle tactics. He agreed with the military academy on only one thing: he did not belong in their ranks.
illus. Billy Christian # 18/275
Biomathematician
When Biomathematician enters the battlefield, create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put a +1/+1 counter on each Fractal you control.
"I will reach infinity."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 164/275
Quandrix Cultivator
When Quandrix Cultivator enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
In the gardens spread across the Quandrix campus, fern turns to forest before the class is even over.
illus. Filip Burburan # 218/275
Decisive Denial
Choose one—
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don’t control.
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
."I've heard enough."
illus. Lorenzo Mastroianni # 177/275
Decisive Denial
Choose one—
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don’t control.
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
."I've heard enough."
illus. Lorenzo Mastroianni # 382/275
Leyline Invocation
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of lands you control.
"Do you still think my work is nothing but dry, boring equations?" —Cairu, Quandrix mage-student
illus. Liiga Smilshkalne # 136/275
Devastating Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent chooses up to two nonland permanents they control and returns them to their owner's hand.Destroy all nonland permanents.
illus. Jake Murray # 14/275
Devastating Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent chooses up to two nonland permanents they control and returns them to their owner's hand.Destroy all nonland permanents.
illus. Jake Murray # 288/275
Secret Rendezvous
You and target opponent each draw three cards.
illus. Manuel Castañón # 26/275
Arcane Subtraction
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Learn.
The class learned little that day.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 36/275
Burrog Befuddler
Flash
When Burrog Scrambler enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Students who seek river herbs in Doradur quickly find themselves slightly damp and thoroughly surrounded.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 38/275
Mercurial Transformation
Until end of turn, target nonland permanent loses all abilities and becomes your choice of a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1 or a blue Octopus creature with base power and toughness 4/4.
"For sun's sake, I just want a crab!"
illus. Craig J Spearing # 47/275
Test of Talents
Counter a target instant or sorcery spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles, then draws a card for each card exiled from their hand this way.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 59/275
Dream Strix
Flying
When Dream Strix becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
When Dream Strix dies, learn.
illus. YW Tang # 42/275
Dream Strix
Flying
When Dream Strix becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
When Dream Strix dies, learn.
illus. YW Tang # 296/275
Owlin Shieldmage
Flying
Ward—Pay 3 life.
"Aim higher next time."
illus. Raoul Vitale # 210/275
Dramatic Finale
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. This ability triggers only one each turn.
The enraptured audience barely noticed their programs were suddenly blank.
illus. Steve Argyle # 180/275
Spiteful Squad
Deathtouch
Spiteful Squad enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
When Spiteful Squad dies, put its counters on target creature you control.
"Don't you know first-years pay a toll to walk through here?"
illus. Manuel Castañón # 237/275
Silverquill Silencer
As Silverquill Silencer enters the battlefield, choose a nonland card name.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with the chosen name, they loses 3 life and you draw a card.
"I am very much in the mood to start handing out expulsions."
illus. Zezhou Chen # 234/275
Closing Statement
This spell costs
less to cast during your end step.Destroy target creature or planeswalker you don't control. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
"In conclusion . . ."
illus. Craig J Spearing # 169/275
Inkling Summoning
Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
"Think of an insult so vicious, so vulgar, that you hesitate to speak it aloud. The strongest, most aggressive inklings are born from such scorn." —Embrose, Silverquill dean
illus. Scott Murphy # 195/275
Access Tunnel
: Add .
, : Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Oriq aents stick to the dark corners of Arcavios, unseen yet ever-present.
illus. Alayna Danner # 262/275
Basic Conjuration
Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You gain 3 life.
"I made that! It's mine! Did you see that!"
illus. Randy Vargas # 120/275
Basic Conjuration
Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You gain 3 life.
illus. Randy Vargas # 315/275
Necrotic Fumes
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature you control.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
When live specimens aren't readily available, Witherbloom mages make creative use of ragged spirits clinging to long-dead bodies.
illus. David Rapoza # 78/275
Fracture
Destroy target artifact, enchantment or planeswalker.
"Your defiane is amusing, little mage. It's time you to learn how fragile you really are." —Extus Narr
illus. Miranda Meeks # 188/275
Fracture
Destroy target artifact, enchantment or planeswalker.
"Your defiance is amusing, little mage. It's time you learn how fragile you really are." —Extus Narr
illus. Miranda Meeks # 378/275
Umbral Juke
Choose one—
• Target player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker.
• Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token.
The sport of Mage Tower was conceived as a playful testing ground for young spellcasters.
illus. Bram Sels # 89/275
Double Major
Copy target creature spell you control, except it isn't legendary if the spell is legendary.
"Now I can dedicate myself fully to zoetimancy and void theory!"
illus. Suzanne Helmigh # 179/275
Fuming Effigy
Whenever one or more cards leave the graveyard, Fuming Effigy deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Some spirits share ancient wisdom. Others just get mad you touched their stuff.
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 103/275
Show of Confidence
When you cast this spell, copy it for each other instant and sorcery you've cast this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains vigilance until end of turn.
illus. Paul Scott Canavan # 28/275
Essence Infusion
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.
"I'd say it's still a fair fight—now my friend is about the size of your ego."
illus. Randy Vargas # 69/275
Charge Through
Target creature gains trample until end of turn.
Draw a card.
"What a move! Lorehold gets caught flat-footed, and Witherbloom barrels ahead." —Cremik, Mage Tower commentator
illus. Craig J Spearing # 124/275
Crackle with Power
Crackle with Power deals five times X damage to each of up to X targets.
illus. Micah Epstein # 308/275
Draconic Intervention
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
Draconic Intervention deals X damage to each non-Dragon creature, where X is the exiled card's mana value. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Exile Draconic Intervention.
illus. Johan Grenier # 309/275
Fervent Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, an opponent discards any number of cards, then draws that many cards.Search your library for up to three cards, put them into your hand, shuffle, then discard three cards at random.
illus. Sean Sevestre # 311/275
Ecological Appreciation
Search your library and graveyard for up to four creature cards with different names that each have mana value X or less and reveal them. An opponent chooses two of those cards. Shuffle the chosen cards into your library and put the rest onto the battlefield. Exile Ecological Appreciation.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 317/275
Tanazir Quandrix
Flying, trample
When Tanazir Quandrix enters the battlefield, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
When Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 284/275
Double Major
Copy target creature spell you control, except it isn't legendary if the spell is legendary.
illus. Suzanne Helmigh # 340/275
Manifestation Sage
When Manifestation Sage enters the battlefield, create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
illus. Darren Tan # 347/275
Augmenter Pugilist
Trample
As long as you control eight or more lands, Augmenter Pugilist has +5/+5.
illus. Volkan Baga # 321/275
Echoing Equation
Choose target creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of it until end of turn, except those creatures aren't legendary if the chosen creature is legendary.
illus. Volkan Baga # 321/275
Soothsayer Adept
, : Draw a card, then discard a card.
One of the first lessons divination students learn is how to recognize the difference between a portent and a simple surface ripple.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 55/275
Tome Shredder
Haste
, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on Tome Shredder.
"Quintorius, would you care to explain why you didn't complete your homework?" —Augusta, Lorehold dean
illus. Sam Rowan # 117/275
Pilgrim of the Ages
When Pilgrim of the Ages enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
: Return Pilgrim of the Ages from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Jihun # 22/275
Mascot Exhibition
Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying, a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token, and a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
"Don't just win the game. Win the crowd." —Moriana, Mage Tower coach
illus. Randy Vargas # 5/275
Mascot Exhibition
Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying, a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token, and a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
illus. Randy Vargas # 285/275
Exponential Growth
Until end of turn, double target creature's power X times.
Many Quandrix students fundamentally disagree with the concept of "sufficient."
illus. Izzy # 130/275
Exponential Growth
Until end of turn, double target creature's power X times.
illus. Izzy # 318/275
Novice Dissector
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
"The professor said to first extract the venom glands, then the acid sac. Next up, the . . . meeping organ?"
illus. Mads Ahm # 79/275
Mascot Interception
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets a creature token.Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
Far from the trappings of royalty, Rowan and Will found inspiration from the most popular sport on campus, Mage Tower.
illus. Bryan Sola # 110/275
Detention Vortex
Enchant nonland permanent
Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
: Destroy Detention Vortex. Only your opponents may activate this ability and only as a sorcery.
illus. Campbell White # 13/275
Mentor's Guidance
When you cast this spell, copy it if you control a planeswalker, Cleric, Druid, Shaman, Warlock, or Wizard.
Scry 1, then draw a card.
Kasmina had encouraged the twins to apply. Strixhaven would test not only their magical potential, but also their character.
illus. Brian Valeza # 46/275
Bookwurm
Trample
When Bookwurm enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life and draw a card.
: Put Bookwurm from your graveyard into your library third from the top.
It takes "devouring a book in one sitting" to a frightening extreme.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 123/275
Vanishing Verse
Exile target monocolored permanent.
"Whoever summoned that thing better confess right this moment, or the whole class will be cleaning the ink receptacles for a month!"
illus. Chris Seaman # 244/275
Vanishing Verse
Exile target monocolored permanent.
illus. Chris Seaman # 354/275
Symmetry Sage
Flying
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature you control has base power 2 until end of turn.
"By my calculations, I should be able to achieve true enlightenment before graduation."
illus. Jehan Choo # 56/275
Silverquill Pledgemage
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Silverquill Pledgemage gains your choice of flying or lifelink until end of turn.
"I avoid violence. It is the last resort of the witless. But if you insist, I'll make an exception for you."
illus. Denman Rooke # 233/275
Silverquill Campus
Silverquill Campus enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
, : Scry 1.
Mage-students drawn to the power of language choose Silverquill, the college of eloquence.
illus. Titus Lunter # 273/275
Selfless Glyphweaver
Exile Selfless Glyphweaver: Creatures you control are indestructible until end of turn.
He offered his light to make sure no one would be dimmed.
illus. Johannes Voss # 157/275
Deadly Vanity
Choose a creature or planeswalker, then destroy all other creatures and planeswalkers.
She cast a spell to purge all weakness. When the ink cleared, she stood alone.
illus. Johannes Voss # 157/275
Killian, Ink Duelist
Lifelink
Menace
Spells you cast that target a creature cost
less to cast."When your father is Dean Embrose, second best isn't an option."
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 197/275
Mavinda, Students' Advocate
Flying
: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell doesn't target a creature you control, it costs more to cast this way. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Wesley Burt # 21/275
Mila, Crafty Companion
Whenever an opponent attacks one or more planeswalkers you control, put a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control.
Whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 153/275
Lukka, Wayward Bonder
+1: You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. If a creature card was discarded this way, draw two cards instead.
-2: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of your next upkeep.
-7: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, it deals damage equal to its power to any target."
illus. Kieran Yanner # 153/275
Mila, Crafty Companion
Whenever an opponent attacks one or more planeswalkers you control, put a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control.
Whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 277/275
Lukka, Wayward Bonder
+1: You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. If a creature card was discarded this way, draw two cards instead.
-2: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of your next upkeep.
-7: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, it deals damage equal to its power to any target."
illus. Yongjae Choi # 277/275
Blot Out the Sky
Create X tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature tokens with flying. If X is six or more, destroy all noncreature, nonland permanents.
A drop of ink is a nuisance. A torrent of inklings is a menace.
illus. Olena Richards # 167/275
Blot Out the Sky
Create X tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature tokens with flying. If X is six or more, destroy all noncreature, nonland permanents.
illus. Olena Richards # 335/275
Humiliate
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
"Aw, what's that? No comeback?"
illus. Randy Vargas # 193/275
Gnarled Professor
Trample
When Gnarled Professor enters the battlefield, learn.
"Class is in season."
illus. Simon Dominic # 133/275
Retriever Phoenix
Flying, haste
When Retriever Phoenix enters the battlefield, if you cast it, learn.
As long as Retriever Phoenix is in your graveyard, if you would learn, you may instead return Retriever Phoenix to the battlefield.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 113/275
Promising Duskmage
When Promising Duskmage dies, if it had a +1/+1 counter on it, draw a card.
"Your technique is sloppy, but there is talent there. Do it again, and keep your right arm in position this time."
illus. Johan Grenier # 85/275
Exhilarating Elocution
Pt two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
His words poured forth on waves of golden light, scouring all fear from his audience's hearts and minds.
illus. Randy Vargas # 185/275
Moldering Karok
Trample, lifelink
Necroluminescence is common among the undead creatures of Sedgemoor, giving the midnight swamp an eerie glow. It's comforting—from a distance.
illus. Nicholas Gregory # 206/275
Shadewing Laureate
Flying
Whenever another creature you control with flying dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
"Would you prefer I destroy you using prose or verse?"
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 229/275
Blood Researcher
Menace
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Researcher.
"Dean Valentin warns us not to consume the samples for our safety, but I think he's just being greedy."
illus. Crisit Balanescu # 166/275
Pestilent Cauldron
, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with “When this creature dies, you gain 1 life.”
, : Each opponents mills cards equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
, : Exile four target cards from a single graveyard. Draw a card.
illus. Dan Scott # 154/275
Restorative Burst
Return up to two target creature, land, and/or planeswalker cards from your graveyard to your hand. Each player gains 4 life. Exile Restorative Burst.
"Death? Everyone does death. Let me show you something actually impressive."
illus. Dan Scott # 154/275
Pestilent Cauldron
, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with “When this creature dies, you gain 1 life.”
, : Each opponents mills cards equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
, : Exile four target cards from a single graveyard. Draw a card.
illus. Dan Scott # 327/275
Restorative Burst
Return up to two target creature, land, and/or planeswalker cards from your graveyard to your hand. Each player gains 4 life. Exile Restorative Burst.
illus. Dan Scott # 327/275
The Biblioplex
: Add .
, : Look at the top card of your library. If it's an instant or sorcery card, reveal it and you may put it in your hand. If you don't put that card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard. Activate this ability only if you have exactly zero or seven cards in your hand.
illus. Piotr Dura # 264/275
The Biblioplex
: Add .
, : Look at the top card of your library. If it's an instant or sorcery card, reveal it and you may put it in your hand. If you don't put that card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard. Activate this ability only if you have exactly zero or seven cards in your hand.
illus. Piotr Dura # 359/275
Bayou Barker
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay
."Groffs are good at tracking pests through the muck, but securing the pests before the groff devours them is a dicey endeavor." —Lisette, Witherbloom dean
illus. Ilse Gort # 121/275
Big Play
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains reach until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on it.
"Quandrix is running out of time. If they're going to capture the Witherbloom's mascot, they need something big here." —Cremik, Mage Tower commentator
illus. Nicholas Gregory # 122/275
Devouring Tentacles
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control. When the permanent you don't control dies this turn, you gain 2 life.
Witherbloom spells often take on the appearance—and personality—of their components.
illus. Campbell White # 126/275
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
When you sacrifice Daemogoth Woe-Eater, each opponent discards a card, you draw a card. and gain 2 life.
"Your pain for my wisdom. You'll get no better deal."
illus. Alex Brock # 175/275
Flunk
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is 7 minus the number of cards in that creature's controller's hand.
"I assure you, no one fails my course more than once." —Embrose, Silverquill dean
illus. Randy Vargas # 71/275
Oriq Loremage
: Search your library for a card, put it in your graveyard, then shuffle. If it's an instant or sorcery card, put a +1/+1 counter on Oriq Loremage.
Nothing can quell the Oriq's thirst for the forbidden secrets of the past.
illus. Jihun # 80/275
Overgrown Arch
Defender
: You gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice Overgrown Arch: Learn.
illus. Simon Dominic # 139/275
Daemogoth Titan
Whenever Daemogoth Titan attacks or blocks, sacrifice a creature.
"Of course it offered you power. Demons always do. But trust me—the sweeter the prize, the more ruinous the price." —Professor Onyx
illus. Chris Cold # 174/275
Containment Breach
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If its mana value is 2 or less, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
For pestkeepers, there's no sound more disheartening than breaking glass.
illus. Campbell White # 125/275
Deadly Brew
Each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. If you sacrificed a permanent this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
No one ever asked what was in Dina's concoctions, so long as they worked.
illus. Randy Vargas # 176/275
Pillardrop Warden
Reach
, , Sacrifice Pillardrop Warden: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
A giant statue of a dwarf is still a giant statue.
illus. Antonio José Manzanedo # 112/275
Professor of Zoomancy
When professor of Zoomancy enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
She's brilliant, if a bit overbearing.
illus. Rudy Siswanto # 140/275
Dina, Soul Steeper
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
, Sacrifice another creature: Dina, Soul Steeper gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
illus. Chris Rahn # 178/275
Sedgemoor Witch
Menace
Ward—Pay 3 life.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 86/275
Witherbloom Pledgemage
Magecraft — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you gain 1 life.
"Death is really just a transfer of energy. Those pests I harvested have the honor of becoming pure magic. What could be more beautiful?"
illus. Filip Burburan # 249/275
Witherbloom Campus
Witherbloom Campus enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
, : Scry 1.
Mage-students fascinated by the energies of life and death choose Witherbloom, the college of essence studies.
illus. Alayna Danner # 275/275
Harness Infinity
Exchange your hand and graveyard.
Exile Harness Infinity.
"As I stepped into the star arch, it all became perfectly clear. Life and death are not opposites, but an endless path, twisting around and back upon itself, never ending and never beginning." —Zhaer, professor of biophilosophy
illus. Seb McKinnon # 191/275
Harness Infinity
Exchange your hand and graveyard.
Exile Harness Infinity.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 343/275
Professor's Warning
Choose one—
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
• Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
Professor Onyx urged the twins to prepare for the dark mage Extus, sounding very much like someone familiar with the rise of tyrants.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 84/275
Unwilling Ingredient
Menace
, Exile Unwilling Ingredient from your graveyard: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
"Don't look at me like that. It was either this or being eaten by a groff." —Dina, Witherbloom mage-student
illus. David Auden Nash # 90/275
Pigment Storm
Pigment Storm deals 5 damage to target creature. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.
When art projects collapse, Prismari student revel in the beauty of destruction. Everyone else runs for cover.
illus. Bayard Wu # 111/275
Excavated Wall
Defender
, : Mill a card.
"Don't be fooled by the quiet. These old stones are trying to talk to you." —Augusta, Lorehold dean
illus. Zezhou Chen # 255/275
Plumb the Forbidden
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way.
You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Strixhaven forbade all magic from the Blood Age, so that is where Extus began his research.
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 81/275
Mavinda, Students' Advocate
: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell doesn't target a creature you control, it costs more to cast this way. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Wesley Burt # 291/275
Retriever Phoenix
Flying, haste
When Retriever Phoenix enters the battlefield, if you cast it, learn.
As long as Retriever Phoenix is in your graveyard, if you would learn, you may instead return Retriever Phoenix to the battlefield.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 313/275
Gnarled Professor
Trample
When Gnarled Professor enters the battlefield, learn.
illus. Simon Dominic # 319/275
Silverquill Silencer
As Silverquill Silencer enters the battlefield, choose a nonland card name.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with the chosen name, they loses 3 life and you draw a card.
illus. Zezhou Chen # 353/275
Dramatic Finale
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures you control die, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. This ability triggers only one each turn.
illus. Steve Argyle # 341/275
Selfless Glyphweaver
Exile Selfless Glyphweaver: Creatures you control are indestructible until end of turn.
illus. Johannes Voss # 329/275
Deadly Vanity
Choose a creature or planeswalker, then destroy all other creatures and planeswalkers.
illus. Johannes Voss # 157/275
Beledros Witherbloom
Flying
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 163/275
Beledros Witherbloom
Flying
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.
illus. Daarken # 282/275
Hunt for Specimens
Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
Learn.
illus. Randy Vargas # 73/275
Poet's Quill
When Poet's Quill enters the battlefield, learn.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has lifelink
Equip
illus. Anna Fehr # 82/275
Poet's Quill
When Poet's Quill enters the battlefield, learn.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has lifelink
Equip
illus. Anna Fehr # 305/275
Callous Bloodmage
When Callous Bloodmage enters the battlefield, choose one—
• Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• Exile target player's graveyard.
illus. Jokubas Uogintas # 66/275
Scurrid Colony
Reach
Scurrid Colony gets +2/+2 as long as you control eight or more lands.
Scurrid teeth evolved to crack open nuts, but they work just as well for crushing bones if the nest is threatened.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 142/275
Pillardrop Rescuer
Flying
When Pillardrop Rescuer enters the battlefield, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.
Gentle hands of stone whisk the careless from the crumbling ruins of Pillartop.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 23/275
Zephyr Boots
Equipped creature has flying.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card.
Equip
illus. YW Tang # 261/275
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
Discard a card: Return Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios to its owner's hand.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it by paying
rather than paying its mana cost. If it's a land card, out it onto the battlefield.illus. Chris Rahn # 151/275
Journey to the Oracle
You may put any number of land cards from your hand onto the battlefield. Then if you control eight or more lands, you may discard a card. If you do, return Journey to the Oracle to its owner's hand.
To find Jadzi, one need only wander.
illus. Chris Rahn # 151/275
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
Discard a card: Return Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios to its owner's hand.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it by paying
rather than paying its mana cost. If it's a land card, out it onto the battlefield.illus. Chris Rahn # 325/275
Journey to the Oracle
You may put any number of land cards from your hand onto the battlefield. Then if you control eight or more lands, you may discard a card. If you do, return Journey to the Oracle to its owner's hand.
illus. Chris Rahn # 325/275
Flamescroll Celebrant
Whenever an opponent activates an ability that isn't a mana ability, Flamescroll Celebrant deals 1 damage to that player.
: Flamescroll Celebrant gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Uriah Voth # 324/275
Revel in Silence
Your opponents can't cast spells or activate planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
Exile Revel in Silence.
illus. Uriah Voth # 324/275
Blex, Vexing Pest
Other Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders you control get +1/+1.
When Blex, Vexing Pest dies, you gain 4 life.
Pests are typically harvested before they outgrow their enclosures. Blex is far from typical.
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 148/275
Search for Blex
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put any number of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. You lose 3 life for each card you put into your hand this way.
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 148/275
Blex, Vexing Pest
Other Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders you control get +1/+1.
When Blex, Vexing Pest dies, you gain 4 life.
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 322/275
Search for Blex
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put any number of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. You lose 3 life for each card you put into your hand this way.
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 322/275
Infuse with Vitality
Until end of turn, target creature gains deathtouch and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
You gain 2 life.
Dina raised her cup to Killian's lips, and for the first time in his life, he knew compassion.
illus. Andrey Kuzinskiy # 194/275
Tempted by the Oriq
For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature or planeswalker that player controls with mana value 3 or less.
The exact his vengeance, Extus needed followers. His infiltrators recruited promising mage-students from the very halls he sought to destroy.
illus. Billy Christian # 58/275
Leech Fanatic
As long as it's your turn, Leech Fanatic has lifelink.
"Everyone thinks that leeches maintain a strictly sanguivorous diet, but in fact, most freshwater leeches are carnivorous. Wait, where are you going?"
illus. Sean Sevestre # 75/275
Spined Karok
"The bogs are deeper than you realize. Most of the space beneath the surface is taken up by these enormous karoks. You might think your feet are touching the bottom. They're probably not." —Gyome, Witherbloom chef
illus. Filip Burburan # 143/275
Tend the Pests
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Create X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life," where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
"I've got a special treat for you today."
illus. David Auden Nash # 242/275
Brackish Trudge
Brackish Trudge enters the battlefield tapped.
: Return Brackish Trudge from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only if you gained life this turn.
Most trudges are covered with decaying plant matter, making them ideal breeding grounds for fungal spores.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 65/275
Reject
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays
. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it in its owner's graveyard."Grux, for the last time, you have to do more than simply shout 'Apply!' at the administrators." —Pavil, admissions officer
illus. Zoltan Boros # 50/275
Honor Troll
Vigilance
If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
Honor Troll gets +2/+1 if you have 25 or more life.
First in his clan to attend Strixhaven, and now first in his class.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 134/275
Mage Duel
This spell costs
less to cast if you've cast another instant or sorcery spell this turn.Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. Then it fights target creature you don't control.
"Remember the rules. No spells to the face!"
illus. Randy Vargas # 137/275
Reckless Amplimancer
: Double Reckless Amplimancer's power and toughness until end of turn.
"Linear growth? What am I, a first-year?"
illus. Yigit Koroglu # 141/275
Spell Satchel
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a book counter on Spell Satchel.
, Remove a book counter from Spell Satchel: Add .
, , Remove three book counters from Spell Satchel: Draw a card.
illus. YW Tang # 258/275
Culling Ritual
Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value of 2 or less. Add
or for each permanent destroyed this way."Your own frailty is your own undoing. I am merely the one to expose it."
illus. Lorenzo Mastroianni # 172/275
Culling Ritual
Destroy each nonland permanent with a mana value of 2 or less. Add
or for each permanent destroyed this way.illus. Lorenzo Mastroianni # 337/275
Springmane Cervid
When Spirngmane Cervin enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.
Cervins feed on the mana-rich plants around the star arches, imbuing their bodies with extraordinary grace and vitality.
illus. Ilse Gort # 144/275
Mortality Spear
This spell costs
less to cast if you gained life this turn.Destroy target nonland permanent.
"Death is my life's work."
illus. PINDURSKI # 207/275
Mage Hunters' Onslaught
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Whenever a creature blocks this turn, its controller loses 1 life.
Extus stood before his alma mater, remembering first his studies, then his vengeance. At his command, the mage hunters unfolded.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 77/275
Tangletrap
Choose one —
• Tangletrap deals 5 damage to target creature with flying.
• Destroy target artifact.
"It's like that old saying: what goes up . . . feeds the arboretum." — Lisette, Witherbloom dean
illus. Suzanne Helmigh # 145/275
Twinscroll Shaman
Double strike
"May your wretched name never grace the annals of history, you ignorant buffoon!"
illus. Chris Seaman # 118/275
Cram Session
You gain 4 life.
Learn.
The only thing more delicious than a top grade is Gyome's signature cake.
illus. Marta Nael # 170/275
Lash of Malice
Target creature gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
"The strongest shadow spells come from disdain for someone else, not frustration with yourself." —Embrose, SIlverquill dean
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 74/275
Ingenious Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.If the
cost was paid, you draw three cards, then an opponent creates two Treasure tokens and they scry 2. If that cost wasn't paid, draw X cards.illus. Cristi Balanescu # 44/275
Rushed Rebirth
Choose target creature. When that creature dies this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Witherbloom students learn to see death not as tragedy, but as opportunity.
illus. Jason Kang # 228/275
Stonerise Spirit
Flying
, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
The carved cliffs of Pillardrop thrum with the sounds of ancient spirits rising from the past.
illus. Uriah Voth # 32/275
Divide by Zero
Return target spell or permanent with mana value 1 or greater to its owner's hand.
Learn.
"Misery. Inadequacy. Failure. The common denominator is you."
illus. Liiga Smilshkalne # 41/275
Snow Day
Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
Draw a card, then discard a card.
"Advanced Elemental Manifestation is canceled until all students have thawed." —Prismari dormitory notice
illus. Forrest Imel # 53/275
Vortex Runner
As long as you control eight or more lands, Vortex Runner gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.
"By using the vortex, I can study for at least fifteen extra minutes between every class. I wasn't being reckless, Dean Imbraham, I was being efficient.
illus. Billy Christian # 60/275
Wormhole Serpent
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
After drownings, devourings, and one highly unpleasant algae infestation, unsupervised portal use on campus was prohibited.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 62/275
Specter of the Fens
Flying
: Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Foul specters hunt down those who try to back out of a deal with a daemogoth.
illus. G-host Lee # 87/275
Biblioplex Assistant
Flying
When Biblioplex Assistant enters the battlefield, put up to one target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
"I appreciate the help, and honestly, it's very entertaining." —Isabough of the Biblioplex
illus. Raoul Vitale # 251/275