Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive contains 195 cards.
Released: 2026-04-24
Base set size: 195 cards.
Akroma's Will

Akroma's Will {3}{W}

Instant
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
Angel's Grace

Angel's Grace {W}

Instant
Split second
You can't lose the game this turn and your opponents can't win the game this turn. Until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
Armageddon

Armageddon {3}{W}

Sorcery
Destroy all lands.
"Like my creator, I sought perfection. And just as he did, I found only sorrow."
—End of Argentum: The Memoirs of Karn, Scion of Urza
Duty Beyond Death

Duty Beyond Death {1}{W}

Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Helping Hand

Helping Hand {W}

Sorcery
Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
"Kindness is a war of its own, and one that must never be lost."
—The War-Healer's Treatise
Hop to It

Hop to It {2}{W}

Sorcery
Create three 1/1 white Rabbit creature tokens.
A root is best pulled by many paws.
—Rabbitfolk proverb
Prismatic Ending

Prismatic Ending {X}{W}

Sorcery
Converge — Exile target nonland permanent if its mana value is less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
"Some claim the archaics can die only after Arcavios's demise. Others claim their deaths herald the plane's doom. The truth? Only time will tell."
—Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios
Repel Calamity

Repel Calamity {1}{W}

Instant
Destroy target creature with power or toughness 4 or greater.
"Against cinder and maw,
Against the dread Wildsear,
With bright sword in paw,
Repel your own fear."
—Song of the Seasons, stanza 24
Reprieve

Reprieve {1}{W}

Instant
Return target spell to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
"It is our responsibility, as citizens of this world, to reach out with compassion to those who are suffering."
—Margeau, Silverquill dean
Requisition Raid

Requisition Raid {W}

Sorcery
Spree
+ {1} — Destroy target artifact.
+ {1} — Destroy target enchantment.
+ {1} — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls.
Return to the Ranks

Return to the Ranks {X}{W}{W}

Sorcery
Convoke
Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"It was not rage that made them fight, but honor."
—Augusta, Lorehold dean
Winds of Abandon

Winds of Abandon {1}{W}

Sorcery
Exile target creature you don't control. For each creature exiled this way, its controller searches their library for a basic land card. Those players put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Overload {4}{W}{W}
Brain Freeze

Brain Freeze {1}{U}

Instant
Target player mills three cards.
Storm
"It was so embarrassing. Dean Veyran called on me and I just froze. My mind went blank."
—Overheard in the Archive stacks
Cyclonic Rift

Cyclonic Rift {1}{U}

Instant
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload {6}{U}
Daze

Daze {1}{U}

Instant
You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
"Let their screams of frustration be your victory song."
—Tome of Obstructions
Deduce

Deduce {1}{U}

Instant
Draw a card. Investigate.
"Do not overlook the unusual, for therein often lie the keys to the unknown."
—Alquist Proft's case journal
Disdainful Stroke

Disdainful Stroke {1}{U}

Instant
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
"The clever mage knows that it does not take strength to overcome the enemy, but creativity and intelligence."
—Forces of Negation: A Study in Countermagic
Flusterstorm

Flusterstorm {U}

Instant
Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Storm
"We sing of the night the sky fell and the hero who held the vault of heaven aloft."
—Legend of the Nomad Sage
Force of Will

Force of Will {3}{U}{U}

Instant
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
"We must be prepared to part with things we hold dear to protect those we love."
—A Song of Wartime
Pongify

Pongify {U}

Instant
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
"We see here a perfect example of a fundamental principle. Nothing can be 'destroyed.' It is merely catastrophically reorganized."
—Professor Ruxа
Preordain

Preordain {U}

Sorcery
Scry 2, then draw a card.
"Raw power wins battles, but those who choose the shape of the battlefield win the war."
—The Pool of Knowledge, opening inscription
Related card: Tome of Gadwick
Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand {U}

Sorcery
Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
"Confounding an enemy can be as effective as disarming them."
—The Trickster's Guide to Staying Alive
Related card: Tome of Gadwick
Spell Pierce

Spell Pierce {U}

Instant
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.
"One does not need to be stronger than their opponent. You need only force them to play their hand before you've shown your own."
—Forces of Negation: A Study in Countermagic
Stock Up

Stock Up {2}{U}

Sorcery
Look at the top five cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
"Knowledge is infinite, but life is not. Use your time wisely."
—The Biblioplex: An Introduction
Ad Nauseam

Ad Nauseam {3}{B}{B}

Instant
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
"Some areas are off limits for the preservation of the books. Others for the preservation of the students."
—Isabough, Biblioplex archivist