Hardened Academic
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #351 · Rare · Creature — Bird Cleric
Mana cost: {R}{W}
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?"
Power/toughness 2/1 · Illustrated by Vincent Christiaens · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.20 USD · €0.51 EUR
- Foil: $1.33 USD · €0.88 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.22 USD (22.4%) to $1.20 USD; low $0.87 USD, high $1.36 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #194p (PSOS) · Rare · 2026 · $0.61 USD
- Secrets of Strixhaven #194 (SOS) · Rare · 2026 · $0.50 USD
- Secrets of Strixhaven #351 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $1.20 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2026-03-20 · wotc — If multiple cards leave your graveyard at the same time, Hardened Academic's last ability will trigger only once.
Played in these commander decks
- Quintorius, History Chaser · in 51% of 49 decks
- Terra, Herald of Hope · in 10% of 48 decks