Tragic Lesson
Jumpstart 2022 115 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 115
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Olena Richards
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand.
Eventually, the school would resort to hiring a kraken to guard the more dangerous tomes in the Biblioplex.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tragic Lesson was released in November 2022 as part of the Jumpstart 2022 set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to facilitate quick, repeatable play experiences by combining thematic 20-card packs, and this particular card features the 'Strixhaven' theme, drawing upon the lore of the Multiverse's premier magical university. The card functions as a common-rarity spell, mechanically representing the exchange of knowledge and resources within the game's established color philosophy of blue magic.
The artwork for this printing was illustrated by Johannes Voss, a long-time contributor to the game whose style is often characterized by a blend of ethereal lighting and emotional storytelling. Voss was tasked with capturing the moment of a magical failure or an intellectual setback, aligning with the card's function of drawing cards while requiring a discard as a cost. The piece is highly regarded by players for its technical execution and its ability to convey a sense of academic melancholy, cementing it as a notable example of the card's recurring presence in modern card frame designs.
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