Name
Embrace the Paradox
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Rarity
Common
Text
Draw three cards. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Flavor Text
"Every lecture you attended—every theorem you memorized and equation you solved—has led to this first step into uncertainty."
—Professor Deekah
Number
#186
Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(20/03/2026)
Putting a land card onto the battlefield with Embrace the Paradox doesn't count as playing a land. You can put a land card onto the battlefield this way even if you've already played a land for the turn.
Artist
Julian Kok Joon Wen
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