Card text
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent has more cards in hand than you, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
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You and target opponent each draw three cards.
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Mana cost
{1}{W} // {1}{W}{W}
Power / toughness
2/2
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Card text
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent has more cards in hand than you, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
//
You and target opponent each draw three cards.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
About Joined Researchers
Joined Researchers (23) is a White Creature — Human Cleric Wizard // Sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS). It costs {1}{W} // {1}{W}{W}, has mana value 2 and is a 2/2. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is First strike. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
Secrets of Strixhaven is a main expansion, released April 2026. Joined Researchers has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
First strike At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent has more cards in hand than you, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) // You and target opponent each draw three cards.
Card details
- Card number
- 23
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 24 April 2026
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Human Cleric Wizard // Sorcery
- Colour
- White
- Colour identity
- White
- Mana cost
- {1}{W} // {1}{W}{W}
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Joined Researchers
Other printings of Joined Researchers in Secrets of Strixhaven
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Joined Researchers in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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