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Borrowed Knowledge

Magic: The GatheringSecrets of Strixhaven#178

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Secrets of StrixhavenSOS · #178

Card type: Sorcery
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.14 € · ★ 0.27 € · 0.19 $ · ★ 0.29 $
Mana value: 4
Colour: White Red

Card text

Choose one — • Discard your hand, then draw cards equal to the number of cards in target opponent's hand. • Discard your hand, then draw cards equal to the number of cards discarded this way.

Format legality

AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
FutureLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
StandardbrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator: Inkognit
Card language: English
Release date: 2026-04-24

Flavour text

"Professor, we study history and my neighbor wrote his answer first. I was learning from the past."

Rulings

2026-03-20

If the first mode of Borrowed Knowledge was chosen but the target is illegal when Borrowed Knowledge tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't discard your hand or draw any cards.