Paradox Surveyor

Secrets of Strixhaven #208

Type: Creature — Elf Druid

Mana cost: {G}{G/U}{U}

Card text: Reach When this creature enters, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a land card or a card with {X} in its mana cost from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

P/T: 3/3

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Elizabeth Peiró

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.07 USD · $0.16 USD (Foil) · €0.09 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 Paradox Surveyor in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Wild Hypothesis

Sorcery

Has {X} in its mana cost, making it findable with Paradox Surveyor. Creates a Fractal token that scales with X, providing a good payoff for the card advantage.

$Pterafractyl$

Pterafractyl

Creature — Dinosaur Fractal

Has {X} in its mana cost, making it findable with Paradox Surveyor. Enters with X +1/+1 counters and gains life, providing both board presence and value.

Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth

Creature — Bear Wizard // Sorcery

Ramps you into more mana to cast the X spells that Paradox Surveyor finds. The prepared creature provides early board presence while accelerating your gameplan.

uncommon

Fractal Anomaly

Instant

Has {X} in its mana cost, making it findable with Paradox Surveyor. Creates a Fractal that scales with cards drawn, providing instant-speed threats.

rare

Geometer's Arthropod

Creature — Fractal Crab

Triggers whenever you cast X spells, looking at the top X cards and putting one in hand. Creates a powerful card advantage engine with the X spells Paradox Surveyor finds.

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