Strixhaven: School of Mages/Card comparisons
Cards from Strixhaven: School of Mages as compared to cards from earlier sets.
Strictly better
- Ageless Guardian is strictly better than Femeref Scouts.
- Archmage Emeritus is strictly better than Lunar Mystic.
- Baleful Mastery is strictly better than Feed the Serpent, Final Death, and Final Reward.
- Bury in Books is strictly better than Chronostutter.
- Campus Guide is strictly better than Bronze Sable.
- Defend the Campus is strictly better than Smite the Monstrous.
- Devouring Tendrils is strictly better than Aggressive Instinct and Rabid Bite.
- Elite Spellbinder is strictly better than Geist of the Moors.
- Excavated Wall is strictly better than Steel Wall.
- Expel is strictly better than Excoriate.
- Frost Trickster is strictly better than Frost Lynx and Wind Drake.
- Go Blank is strictly better than Mind Rot.
- Hall of Oracles is strictly better than Henge of Ramos, School of the Unseen, Shimmering Grotto, Unknown Shores and the Homelands triple lands (e.g. Aysen Abbey).
- Heated Debate is strictly better than Bombard.
- Letter of Acceptance is strictly better than Celestial Prism, Manalith, Phyrexian Lens, Sol Grail, the Invasion cameos (e.g. Bloodstone Cameo), the Shards of Alara obelisks (e.g. Obelisk of Bant), the Dragon's Maze cluestones (e.g. Azorius Cluestone) and the Khans of Tarkir banners (e.g. Abzan Banner).
- Mage-Hunter's Onslaught is strictly better than Impale.
- Mascot Interception is strictly better than Traitorous Instinct.
- Practical Research is strictly better than Thoughtflare
- Professor of Zoomancy is strictly better than Ambassador Oak and Wild Ceratok.
- Sedgemoor Witch is strictly better than Cursed Minotaur.
- Sudden Breakthrough is strictly better than Rise to the Challenge and Thunder Strike.
- Tangletrap is strictly better than Verdigris.
- Teach by Example is strictly better than Doublecast.
- Test of Talents is strictly better than Extinguish and Flash Counter.
- Thunderous Orator is strictly better than Sun Sentinel.
- Wormhole Serpent is strictly better than Ashiok's Skulker.
- Zephyr Boots is strictly better than Neurok Hoversail.
- The campus lands are strictly better than the dual taplands (e.g., Lorehold Campus vs. Stone Quarry).
Strictly worse
- Ageless Guardian is strictly worse than Maned Serval.