MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #90038

Teachings of the Archaics

DIGITAL ONLY

prm·#90038·rare·foil

Illus. Lius Lasahido

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wishlisted

May '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,123 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.03

Nonfoil$0.03

Gameplay

Sorcery — Lesson

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.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-04-16wotc

Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.

2021-04-16wotc

The number of cards in each player’s hand is determined as Teachings of the Archaics resolves.

2021-04-16wotc

Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #90038 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the May 2021 Magic Online release.

Card type: Sorcery — Lesson, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,123 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lius Lasahido. Rarix catalogs 473 other cards credited to this artist.