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◇ Catalog #78

Decorum Dissertation

sos·#78·mythic·foil

Illus. Mila Pesic

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Apr '26

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Value

$10.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $11 · low $9.73

NM$10.3

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$9.54–$11modeled

30 days ago
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90-dayhigh $11low $1.49range 659.1%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,731 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$10

Nonfoil$9.56

Gameplay

Sorcery — Lesson

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2026-03-20wotc

Each spell with paradigm has the Lesson subtype. The Lesson subtype appears on instants and sorceries and has no inherent rules meaning. Other effects (such as the learn ability from the original Strixhaven release) may refer to it.

2026-03-20wotc

Paradigm creates a delayed triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of each of your first main phases for the rest of the game. When that ability resolves and the copy is created, you can choose not to cast the copy. In that case, the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are checked. The delayed triggered ability will still trigger again at the beginning of your first main phase on your next turn regardless.

2026-03-20wotc

Once a spell with paradigm has resolved, it doesn't matter what happens to the card in exile. Even if the card leaves exile, the delayed triggered ability will still trigger during each of your first main phases, and the copy will still be created.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $10.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.49 and $11.31 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — 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 #78 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Sorcery — Lesson, color identity black, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Paradigm.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #6,731 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mila Pesic. Rarix catalogs 216 other cards credited to this artist.