Strixhaven: School of Mages Magic 2021

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211

Sorcery — Lesson

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

C

210

Creature — Bird Warlock

3

3

Flying

Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)

"Aim higher next time."

U

139

0

4

Defender

T: You gain 1 life.

2, Sacrifice Overgrown Arch: Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)

R

80

Creature — Human Warlock

3

3

T: Search your library for a card, put it into 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.

C

209

Creature — Ogre Shaman

3

4

Haste

T: Scry 1.

"May Ganathog bless us with bloody visions of glory restore!"

C

79

Creature — Troll Warlock

3

3

1, 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?"

C

208

1

1

Flying, Deathtouch

As they learn to fly, young drakes have a tendency to accidentally impale trees, cliffs, and unsuspecting students.

U

78

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.

R

48

Sorcery

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.

L

373

Basic Land — Mountain

T: Add R.

L

372

Basic Land — Mountain

T: Add R.

U

380

Instant

This spell costs 2 less to cast if you gained life this turn.

Destroy target nonland permanent.

"Death is my life's work."

U

207

Instant

This spell costs 2 less to cast if you gained life this turn.

Destroy target nonland permanent.

"Death is my life's work."

C

206

3

3

Trample, lifelink

Necroluminescence is common among the undead creatures of Sedgemoor, giving the midnight swamp an eerie glow. It’s comforting—from a distance.

U

47

Until end of turn, target noland 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!

U

46

Sorcery

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.

U

138

Creature — Rhino Druid

4

4

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.

U

110

Sorcery

This spell costs 3 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.

R

205

1

2

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."

C

204

Instant

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.

C

77

Sorcery

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Whenever a creature blocks this turn, its controller loses 1 life.

Extus stood before his alma mater for a moment, remembering his first studies, then his vengeance. At his command, the mage hunters unfolded.

U

76

Creature — Horror

3

4

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.

C

137

Sorcery

This spell costs 2 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 on't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

"Remember the rules. No spells to the face!"

U

202

Creature — Djinn Wizard

2

4

Haste

Whenever Maelstrom Muse attacks, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs X less to cast, where X is Maelstrom Muse's power as this ability resolves.

She's an inspiration to everyone, even herself.