Strixhaven: School of Mages/Trivia
This article documents an upcoming release. |
Mark Rosewater gave his traditional teaser with the following hints.[1]
First up, here are some things you can expect:
- a white card with the rules text “draw three cards” — Secret Rendezvous
- a planeswalker you know, but not as you know them — Professor Onyx (Liliana under a new identity)
- a card featuring Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa’s likeness (for winning the World Championship) — Elite Spellbinder Player Spotlight
- a spell with three X’s in its mana cost — Crackle with Power
- introduction of a new evergreen keyword — Ward (previously informally known as frost armor)
- a red sorcery that you can have as many copies in your deck as you want — Approach of the Dragon
- a futureshifted card (appearing for the first time in a premier set other than Future Sight) — Grinning Ignus
- an MDFC with the same card type on both sides that hasn’t been printed before — Rowan, Scholar of Sparks /// Will, Scholar of Frost (Planeswalker)
- a card sharing something never shared before — Kasmina, Enigma Sage (Loyalty abilities of Kasmina to other Planeswalkers)
- a cycle of enemy dual lands finishing off a ten-card cycle — the Reveal lands, like Shineshadow Snarl
Here are snippets of rules text, you’ll see:
- “Search your library and graveyard for up to four creature cards with different names” — Ecological Appreciation
- “Otherwise, put a study counter on it.” — Kianne, Dean of Substance
- “Whenever a permanent entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability to trigger” — Strict Proctor
- “untap each creature you control, then tap any number of creatures you control” — Augusta, Dean of Order
- “Pay 10 life:” —
- “Repeat this process six more times.” — Professor Onyx
- “Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders” —
- “Each mode must target a different player.” — Shadrix Silverquill
- “Whenever an opponent activates an ability that isn’t a mana ability” — Flamescroll Celebrant
- “where X is the number of cards in your library” — Body of Research
And finally, here are some creature type lines you’ll see:
- Creature – Turtle Druid — Quandrix Cultivator
- Creature – Bird Warlock — Owlin Shieldmge
- Creature – Frog Wizard —
- Creature – Spirit Dwarf —
- Creature – Troll Druid — Augmenter Pugilist
- Creature – Eye Bat — Eyetwitch
- Legendary Creature – Vampire Warlock — Valentin, Dean of the Vein
- Legendary Creature – Orc Shaman — Plargg, Dean of Chaos
- Legendary Creature – Dryad Druid — Willowdusk, Essence Seer
- Legendary Artifact Creature – Construct — Codie, Vociferous Codex
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 19, 2020). "Maro's Strixhaven Teaser". Blogatog. Tumblr.