Germination Practicum

Secrets of Strixhaven #149

Type: Sorcery — Lesson

Mana cost: {3}{G}{G}

Card text: Put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control. Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

Rarity: mythic

Artist: Johan Grenier

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$10.08 USD · $12.27 USD (Foil) · €5.84 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 Germination Practicum in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Mindful Biomancer

Creature — Dryad Druid

Gets +2/+2 counters from Germination Practicum and can pump itself further, becoming a massive threat that grows each turn.

Wild Hypothesis

Sorcery

Creates Fractal tokens that benefit greatly from Germination Practicum's +2/+2 counters, and Paradigm lets you cast it repeatedly for overwhelming board presence.

Efflorescence

Instant

Adds more +1/+1 counters on top of Germination Practicum's counters, and granting trample and indestructible makes your pumped creatures unstoppable.

uncommon

Emil, Vastlands Roamer

Legendary Creature — Elf Druid

Gets +2/+2 counters from Germination Practicum and grants trample to all your countered creatures, turning your board into a lethal trampling army.

rare

Wildgrowth Archaic

Creature — Avatar

Gets +2/+2 counters from Germination Practicum and makes all future creatures enter with more counters, creating an exponentially growing board state with Paradigm.

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