Expressive Iteration
Strixhaven: School of Mages 379 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 379
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Market price
- $1.29
What it does
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Prismari students dance in the tension between passion and perfection.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerBanned
- ModernLegal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Expressive Iteration was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as an efficient card-selection spell for the Izzet color pairing, it was intended to reward players for managing their resources effectively by allowing them to look at the top three cards of their library, put one into their hand, exile one to play later, and place the rest on the bottom of the library. The mechanics represent the academic, iterative learning process favored by the Prismari College, which emphasizes the fusion of magic and artistic expression.
The card's artwork was created by illustrator Antonio José Manzanedo. His vision captured the essence of chaotic inspiration, depicting a mage channeling raw arcane energy within a library setting. Upon release, the card received significant critical acclaim from the competitive Magic community. Its high versatility and power level in formats ranging from Standard to Legacy led to it becoming a staple card, eventually earning restricted status in the Vintage format due to its pervasive influence on tournament play.
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About Expressive Iteration
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