Strixhaven Mystical Archive
Dark Ritual {B}
Instant
Add {B}{B}{B}.
"They distrust my methods, but when they want results, whom do you think they seek?"
—Incantations of Lim-Dûl
—Incantations of Lim-Dûl
Demonic Tutor {1}{B}
Sorcery
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
"Demons prefer to deal with those who believe themselves too wise to be fooled."
—Scroll case inscription
—Scroll case inscription
Related card:
Key to the Archive
Doom Blade {1}{B}
Instant
Destroy target nonblack creature.
"An angel can shine like the sun, inspire the weak, and even threaten victory over darkness. But in the end it matters not, for it still dies like any other pest."
—Ob Nixilis
—Ob Nixilis
Related card:
Key to the Archive
Duress {B}
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Magic brought peace to the Vastlands but was soon corrupted."
—The Mystic Age: A Saga of Spells
—The Mystic Age: A Saga of Spells
Eliminate {1}{B}
Instant
Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.
"It takes so little energy to erase a person. It's almost like the universe doesn't care that they existed at all."
—Extus Narr
—Extus Narr
Inquisition of Kozilek {B}
Sorcery
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it with mana value 3 or less. That player discards that card.
"To dwell within the Blind Eternities is unthinkable. To encounter those who do could shatter the mind."
—Chronicle of the Titans
—Chronicle of the Titans
Sign in Blood {B}{B}
Sorcery
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
"It's always my brightest students who make the worst decisions."
—Shaile, Silverquill dean
—Shaile, Silverquill dean
Tainted Pact {1}{B}
Instant
Exile the top card of your library. You may put that card into your hand unless it has the same name as another card exiled this way. Repeat this process until you put a card into your hand or you exile two cards with the same name, whichever comes first.
Village Rites {B}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
Draw two cards.
"My colleagues revile the barbarity of the Blood Age, but I believe we have much to learn from the magics of endless war."
—Embrose, Silverquill dean
—Embrose, Silverquill dean
Chaos Warp {2}{R}
Instant
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
"Be careful when handling old magical trinkets. You never know who they've been."
—Augusta, Lorehold dean
—Augusta, Lorehold dean
Claim the Firstborn {R}
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature with mana value 3 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
"Will! They have a copy of Tales of the Fae here! Want me to read you a bedtime story?"
—Rowan Kenrith
—Rowan Kenrith
Related card:
Key to the Archive
Faithless Looting {R}
Sorcery
Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Flashback {2}{R}
Flashback {2}{R}
"How did you get your hands on that? Wait, never mind. I don't want to know."
—Plargg, Lorehold dean
—Plargg, Lorehold dean
Grapeshot {1}{R}
Sorcery
Grapeshot deals 1 damage to any target.
Storm
Storm
Related card:
Charged Conjuration
Increasing Vengeance {R}{R}
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Flashback {3}{R}{R}
Flashback {3}{R}{R}
Infuriate {R}
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn.
"Some mages duel using intricate spellcraft and superior tactics. Others just get really, really mad."
—Secrets of the Feradorn Sorcerers
—Secrets of the Feradorn Sorcerers
Lightning Bolt {R}
Instant
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
"The first mages witnessed the fury of the raging storm and wished to answer back."
—The Stormwright Texts
—The Stormwright Texts
Related cards:
Indris, the Hydrostatic Surge
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Kayla's Kindling
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Key to the Archive
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Thayan Evokers
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Toralf's Disciple
Mizzix's Mastery {3}{R}
Sorcery
Exile target card that's an instant or sorcery from your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, copy it, and you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. Exile Mizzix's Mastery.
Overload {5}{R}{R}{R}
Overload {5}{R}{R}{R}
Shock {R}
Instant
Shock deals 2 damage to any target.
"To this day, I have no idea if the heavens were obeying him or attacking him."
—Ral Zarek, research notes
—Ral Zarek, research notes
Stone Rain {2}{R}
Sorcery
Destroy target land.
"Thus, Bruk the Skyhammer earned his epithet and won the war, all in one fiery moment."
—Compendium of Warspells
—Compendium of Warspells
Thrill of Possibility {1}{R}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards.
Draw two cards.
"If the prospect of what could be doesn't electrify you to your core, why attend Strixhaven at all?"
—Nassari, Prismari dean
—Nassari, Prismari dean
Urza's Rage {2}{R}
Instant
Kicker {8}{R}
This spell can't be countered.
Urza's Rage deals 3 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, instead it deals 10 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented.
This spell can't be countered.
Urza's Rage deals 3 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, instead it deals 10 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented.
Abundant Harvest {G}
Sorcery
Choose land or nonland. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card of the chosen kind. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Adventurous Impulse {G}
Sorcery
Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
"Her quest began as all quests do, with one small step in an unexpected direction."
—The Explorer's Testament
—The Explorer's Testament
Channel {G}{G}
Sorcery
Until end of turn, any time you could activate a mana ability, you may pay 1 life. If you do, add {C}.
"As long as you are breathing, you always have something more to give."
—Valentin, Witherbloom dean
—Valentin, Witherbloom dean