Ingenious Mastery
Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos 44s • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos
- Collector number
- 44s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
You may pay 2 generic mana blue mana rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the 2 generic mana blue mana cost was paid, you draw three cards, then an opponent creates two Treasure tokens and they scry 2. If that cost wasn't paid, you draw X cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ingenious Mastery is a blue sorcery card introduced in the 2021 set Strixhaven: School of Mages, a set themed around a magical university. The card was specifically released as a promotional variant featuring alternate artwork, distinguished by the collector number 44s. This card embodies the intellectual and high-stakes nature of the set, offering a design that forces a choice between drawing cards for oneself or granting resources to an opponent, reflecting the theme of academic trade-offs.
The artwork for this specific promotional version was crafted to align with the scholarly, collegiate aesthetic of the Strixhaven plane. As part of a cycle of promotional cards aimed at enfranchised players and collectors, it was designed to offer a distinct visual experience compared to the standard printing. The card received attention from players for its versatility in multiplayer formats, where the political implications of its effect—granting cards to others in exchange for a greater advantage—could be utilized strategically.
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