Planar Engineering

Secrets of Strixhaven #158

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{G}

Card text: Sacrifice two lands. Search your library for four basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Rarity: rare

Artist: Liiga Smilshkalne

""All growth comes at a cost. It's up to each of us to determine if the result is worth the sacrifice." —Oracle Jadzi, to Tam"

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$1.92 USD · $2.11 USD (Foil) · €1.20 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 Planar Engineering in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth

Creature — Bear Wizard // Sorcery

Rampant Growth helps you reach the mana needed to cast Planar Engineering, and the land tutoring effects stack to fix your mana.

Follow the Lumarets

Sorcery

Finds lands to put in hand so you have lands to sacrifice to Planar Engineering, and helps you hit land drops consistently.

uncommon

Environmental Scientist

Creature — Human Druid

Searches for a basic land to hand, helping you have lands to sacrifice to Planar Engineering while ramping your mana.

Zimone's Experiment

Sorcery

Puts lands directly onto the battlefield and finds creatures, working well in a ramp strategy that uses Planar Engineering to accelerate further.

Emil, Vastlands Roamer

Legendary Creature — Elf Druid

Creates Fractals based on differently named lands, and Planar Engineering helps you get four basic lands to maximize Emil's ability.

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