Rancorous Archaic

Secrets of Strixhaven #2

Type: Creature — Avatar

Mana cost: {5}

Card text: Trample, reach Converge — This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Loïc Canavaggia

"As the giant shadow loomed, the Forum of Amity fell silent for the first time in its history."

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.08 USD · $0.18 USD (Foil) · €0.05 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Rancorous Archaic in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth

Creature — Bear Wizard // Sorcery

Studious First-Year provides green mana fixing to help cast Rancorous Archaic with multiple colors, maximizing its converge ability to enter with more +1/+1 counters.

Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Goblin Glasswright creates Treasure tokens that provide mana fixing, enabling you to cast Rancorous Archaic with multiple colors for maximum converge value.

Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

Seize the Spoils creates a Treasure token for color fixing while drawing cards, helping you cast Rancorous Archaic with multiple colors to maximize its converge counters.

uncommon

Environmental Scientist

Creature — Human Druid

Environmental Scientist searches for basic lands to fix your mana, enabling you to cast Rancorous Archaic with multiple colors for maximum converge value.

rare

Planar Engineering

Sorcery

Planar Engineering puts four basic lands onto the battlefield, providing excellent mana fixing to cast Rancorous Archaic with all five colors for maximum converge counters.

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