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Magic: The Gathering · Strixhaven: School of Mages · Rare

Wandering Archaic

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$8.04

Market price

$11.95

Foil

5

Public decks

Wandering ArchaicExplore the Vastlands
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Rules Text

Front · Wandering Archaic
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay . If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"Fly the path of nine birds."

Back · Explore the Vastlands
Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
4 / 4
Colors
Colorless
EDHREC rank
#1,303
Rarity
Rare

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 16, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

    For Wandering Archaic's triggered ability, the opponent chooses whether to pay {2} before their spell resolves. If they don't pay {2}, your copy will resolve before the original spell.

  2. Apr 16, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

    Explore the Vastlands has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, revealing either a land card or an instant or sorcery card is optional. Any player who can't reveal a card or chooses not to simply puts all cards they looked at on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life whether they revealed a card or not.

  3. Apr 16, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

     

  4. Apr 16, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

    While resolving Explore the Vastlands, first the active player reveals the cards they are going to put into their hand. Then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made before they choose.

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Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos
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Community

Decks using this card

5 public decks run Wandering Archaic.


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