Academic Dispute
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Strixhaven: School of Mages #91 · Illustrated by Manuel Castañón
Strixhaven: School of Mages #91 · Illustrated by Manuel CastañónWhat is Academic Dispute worth?
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Oracle text
Target creature blocks this turn if able. You may have it gain reach until end of turn.
Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
"I'll show you original research, you hack!"
Format legality
The only printing of Academic Dispute
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #91· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €0.25 · €0.24 foil | uncommon | $0.27 | $0.38 | €0.25€0.24 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #17,975 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Learn
- Artist
- Manuel Castañón
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#91).
091 · STX · U · EN
- 091Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- STXSet code for Strixhaven: School of Mages
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
2021-04-16
If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Constructed tournament (or a Constructed game played under tournament conditions), you may select only a card from your sideboard. In casual Constructed games, the card comes from your collection.
2021-04-16
If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Sealed Deck or Booster Draft event, you may select only a card that is in the card pool that you built your deck from.
2021-04-16
You choose whether you want the creature to gain reach until end of turn as Academic Dispute resolves.
2021-04-16
The controller of the creature chooses which attacking creature that creature blocks.
2021-04-16
If a card is brought into the game from outside the game, it will stay in the game until it ends or until its owner leaves the game, whichever comes first.
2021-04-16
If instructed to learn, you may do nothing. Discarding a card and putting a Lesson card into your hand are both optional.
2021-04-16
The creature blocks only if it's able to do so as the declare blockers step begins. If, at that time, the creature is tapped, it's affected by a spell or ability that says it can't block, or no creatures are attacking its controller or a planeswalker controlled by that player, then it doesn't block. If there's a cost associated with having the creature block, the player isn't forced to pay that cost. If that cost isn't paid, the creature won't block.
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