Mathemagics

Secrets of Strixhaven #58

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {X}{X}{U}{U}

Card text: Target player draws 2ˣ cards. (2⁰ = 1, 2¹ = 2, 2² = 4, 2³ = 8, 2⁴ = 16, 2⁵ = 32, and so on.)

Rarity: mythic

Artist: Liiga Smilshkalne

""Theory? Meet practice." —Tam, Quandrix second-year"

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$3.24 USD · $4.20 USD (Foil) · €3.01 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 Mathemagics in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Quick Study

Instant

Quick Study draws two cards cheaply, and after Mathemagics draws 4+ cards, you'll have plenty of gas to deploy your threats.

Landscape Painter // Vibrant Idea

Creature — Merfolk Wizard // Sorcery

Vibrant Idea draws two cards and can be cast twice with prepare, helping you find Mathemagics and giving you cards to cast after resolving it.

Spellbook Seeker // Careful Study

Creature — Bird Wizard // Sorcery

Careful Study filters your hand and can be cast twice, helping you find Mathemagics while discarding excess lands after you've drawn many cards.

uncommon

Fractal Anomaly

Instant

Fractal Anomaly creates a massive Fractal after Mathemagics draws 4+ cards in a turn, providing an immediate threat to close out the game.

rare

Wisdom of Ages

Sorcery

Wisdom of Ages gives you no maximum hand size, allowing you to keep all the cards Mathemagics draws without discarding to hand size.

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