Ingenious Mastery
~$0.17 low · ~$0.50 high
Blue. Sorcery
Strixhaven: School of Mages #44 · Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu
Strixhaven: School of Mages #44 · Illustrated by Cristi BalanescuWhat is Ingenious Mastery worth?
Highest TCGplayer price
~$0.50
Extended Art foil · Strixhaven: School of Mages #297
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
You may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the cost was paid, you draw three cards, then an opponent creates two Treasure tokens and they scry 2. If that cost wasn't paid, you draw X cards.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Ingenious Mastery
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #44p· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.16 · €0.46 foil | rare | $0.17 | $0.33 | €0.16€0.46 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #44s· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.44 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.25 | €0.44 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #44· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.43 foil | rare | $0.28 | $0.33 | €0.12€0.43 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #297· 2021Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.35 · €0.42 foil | rare | $0.37 | $0.50 | €0.35€0.42 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #11,877 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Treasure, Scry
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#44).
044 · STX · R · EN
- 044Collector 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
In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.
2021-04-16
If you copy a “Mastery” spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.
2021-04-16
The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.
2021-04-16
If an effect increases or decreases the cost of spells you cast, that cost increase or decrease is applied to the alternative cost you chose to pay. In that case, the cost was still paid for the purposes of the effect, even if you paid more or less for it when it was cast.
2021-04-16
If you choose to pay one alternative cost, you can’t pay any other alternative costs. For example, if an effect lets you cast a “Mastery” spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t also choose to pay its given alternative cost.
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