Stern Lesson
The Brothers' War 64 • common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lie Setiawan
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Draw two cards, then discard a card. Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "tap: Add colorless mana. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
"The brothers are brilliant, but their quarreling will be the death of me."— Tocasia, journal entry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stern Lesson was released in November 2022 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set The Brothers' War. The set serves as a narrative retelling of the conflict between the artificer brothers Urza and Mishra, a foundational storyline in the game's lore. The card is designed as a common-rarity blue spell, mechanically emphasizing the set's focus on artifacts and card advantage, reflecting the industrial, war-torn aesthetic of the expansion.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Zezhou Chen. The design aims to capture the cold, clinical nature of the artificers’ pursuit of knowledge amidst the destruction of their world. Upon its release, players noted the card’s efficiency in Limited formats, where its ability to filter cards while interacting with artifact synergy made it a reliable staple for decks centered on the set's powerstone mechanics.
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