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◇ Catalog #57

Teachings of the Archaics

stx·#57·rare·foil

Illus. Lius Lasahido

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$0.40+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.41 · low $0.38

NM$0.40

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$0.37–$0.42modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.02range 2050.0%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,123 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.40

Nonfoil$0.35

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.

Mages seek out the ancient beings known as the Archaics for their boundless knowledge of history and magic, dispensed only in cryptic metaphors.

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

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.40. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.43 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from STX — 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 #57 of *Strixhaven: School of Mages*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages 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.