Duel Tactics
Secrets of Strixhaven 112 • uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 112
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Duel Tactics deals 1 damage to target creature. It can't block this turn.
Flashback 1 generic mana red mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
"My trick? Hit their casting hand and they lose their advantage. So far, I'm undefeated."— Alessia, Lorehold duelist
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Duel Tactics was released as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering, which debuted in April 2021. The set was designed around the theme of an elite magical university featuring five distinct colleges, each represented by a two-color combination. This card was crafted to fit the flavor of the Lorehold college, an institution dedicated to history, archaeology, and the study of the past through the invocation of ancient spirits.
The artwork was provided by illustrator Craig J Spearing, who utilized a dynamic style to capture the essence of a magically enhanced sparring match. The design emphasizes the card's function as a combat-focused sorcery, visually grounding the mechanics of a creature-based struggle within the academic, yet militant, aesthetic of the Lorehold archives. Upon its release, the card was viewed by players primarily as a niche limited-format utility tool, valued for its ability to facilitate board interaction while reflecting the card-advantage mechanics often associated with the set's broader mechanical identity.
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