Archaic's Agony
Secrets of Strixhaven 107 • uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 107
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Joshua Raphael
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Converge — Archaic's Agony deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. Exile cards from the top of your library equal to the excess damage dealt to that creature this way. You may play those cards until the end of your next turn.
Its past became present became paradox.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Archaic's Agony was introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Secrets of Strixhaven, a thematic expansion focused on an elite school of wizardry. The card was designed to showcase the set's emphasis on high-cost, powerful spells that reflect the academic and magical pressures of the university. It functions mechanically as a removal spell, tapping into the set's core philosophy of balancing powerful, lore-heavy spells with strategic resource management.
The visual design and illustration were created to align with the scholarly, gothic aesthetic of the Strixhaven campus. The art captures the gravity and intensity of the arcane studies portrayed in the set, emphasizing the high stakes of academic failure in a world where magic is both a tool and a danger. It was received as a functional, flavor-rich entry for players interested in the set's specific focus on instant and sorcery-based interactions.
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