Hardened Academic

Name
Hardened Academic

Mana Cost

Type
Creature — Bird Cleric

Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos

Rarity
Rare

Text

Flying, haste
Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.


Flavor Text

"Do you think I've spent a lifetime studying war and learned nothing?"


Power/Toughness
2/1

Number
#194p

Other Prints
Secrets of Strixhaven

Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(20/03/2026)
If multiple cards leave your graveyard at the same time, Hardened Academic's last ability will trigger only once.


Artist
Vincent Christiaens

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