Ingenious Mastery
Strixhaven: School of Mages 44 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 44
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $0.23
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 was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set revolves around a magical university theme, with this particular sorcery representing the academic prowess expected of the institution's scholars. It was designed as a rare card intended to provide a flexible, high-impact draw effect that embodies the blue mana color identity of intellect and strategy.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Cristi Balanescu, who was tasked with depicting the act of deep, scholarly acquisition of knowledge. Balanescu utilized a vibrant, magical aesthetic consistent with the plane of Arcavios, focusing on the visual representation of complex spells and information being absorbed by a mage. The card was well-received by players for its versatile utility in commander formats, where the ability to let an opponent draw cards in exchange for one's own advantage fits into political and resource-heavy gameplay styles.
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