Archaic's Agony

Secrets of Strixhaven #107

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {4}{R}

Card text: Converge — Archaic's Agony deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. Exile cards from the top of your library equal to the excess damage dealt to that creature this way. You may play those cards until the end of your next turn.

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Joshua Raphael

"Its past became present became paradox."

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.13 USD · $0.20 USD (Foil) · €0.04 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Archaic's Agony in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Craft with Pride creates Treasure tokens that provide multiple colors of mana, increasing Converge count for Archaic's Agony to deal more damage and exile more cards.

Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

Creates a Treasure token to help pay for multiple colors when casting Archaic's Agony, increasing the Converge count for more damage and card exile.

Hydro-Channeler

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Provides mana fixing to cast Archaic's Agony with multiple colors, increasing Converge count. The mana can also cast the instant/sorcery cards exiled by Agony.

uncommon

Tablet of Discovery

Artifact

Provides red mana and mills cards, then Archaic's Agony can exile cards from library to play. The double red ability helps cast the exiled instants/sorceries.

rare

Together as One

Sorcery

Another powerful Converge spell that rewards multicolor mana investment. Both cards incentivize building a 3+ color mana base to maximize their effects.

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