Dream Strix
~$0.10 low · ~$0.46 high
Blue. Creature — Bird Illusion
Strixhaven: School of Mages #42 · Illustrated by YW Tang
Strixhaven: School of Mages #42 · Illustrated by YW TangWhat is Dream Strix worth?
Highest TCGplayer price
~$0.46
Promo foil · Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #42s
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flying
When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
When this creature dies, 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.)
3/2
Format legality
All 4 printings of Dream Strix
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #42p· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.10 foil | rare | $0.10 | $0.40 | €0.19€0.10 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #42s· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.11 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.46 | €0.11 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #42· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.28 foil | rare | $0.20 | $0.13 | €0.12€0.28 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #296· 2021Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.32 · €0.45 foil | rare | $0.26 | $0.42 | €0.32€0.45 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #25,159 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Learn
- Artist
- YW Tang
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#42).
042 · STX · R · EN
- 042Collector 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
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2021-04-16
If Dream Strix becomes the target of a spell, it will be sacrificed before that spell tries to resolve. If it is the only target of that spell, it will be removed from the stack rather than resolving, and no part of its instructions will be performed.
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
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
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 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.
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