Name
Borrowed Knowledge
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Rarity
Uncommon
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.
Flavor Text
"Professor, we study history and my neighbor wrote his answer first. I was learning from the past."
Number
#178
Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(20/03/2026)
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.
Artist
Inkognit
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