Hardened Academic
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos 194p • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
- Collector number
- 194p
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Vincent Christiaens
- Market price
- $0.70
What it does
Flying, haste
Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
"Do you think I've spent a lifetime studying war and learned nothing?"
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
Hardened Academic was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Specifically, this version is a promotional printing featured in the Secrets of Strixhaven set, a specialized release designed to showcase the aesthetic and thematic identity of the game's arcane university. The card serves to represent the rigorous and often punishing scholarly environment of the institution, reflecting the game's ongoing focus on high-fantasy academic tropes.
The artwork was created by Vincent Christiaens, who utilized a distinct illustrative style to emphasize the grim, focused nature of a student dedicated to forbidden or difficult lore. The design choice leans heavily into the dark academia aesthetic central to the Strixhaven plane, aiming to evoke a sense of scholarly obsession. Upon its release, the card was generally well-received by players for its thematic integration into the set’s mechanics and its contribution to the overall visual storytelling of the university setting.
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