Card text
Ward—Pay 2 life.
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
//
Create two 2/2 red and white Spirit creature tokens.
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Mana cost
{2}{R} // {5}{R}
Power / toughness
3/2
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Card text
Ward—Pay 2 life.
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
//
Create two 2/2 red and white Spirit creature tokens.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
About Strife Scholar
Strife Scholar (131) is a Red Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS). It costs {2}{R} // {5}{R}, has mana value 3 and is a 3/2. It is printed at Common rarity. The one keyword in its text is Ward. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 8 more formats.
Secrets of Strixhaven is a main expansion, released April 2026.
Ward—Pay 2 life. This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) // Create two 2/2 red and white Spirit creature tokens.
Card details
- Card number
- 131
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 24 April 2026
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {2}{R} // {5}{R}
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Strife Scholar
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