Strife Scholar // Awaken the Ages

Secrets of Strixhaven #131

Type: Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{R} // {5}{R}

Card text: Ward—Pay 2 life. This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) // Create two 2/2 red and white Spirit creature tokens.

P/T: 3/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Craig J Spearing

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.07 USD · $0.13 USD (Foil) · €0.03 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 Strife Scholar // Awaken the Ages in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Ancestral Anger

Sorcery

Ancestral Anger triggers Strife Scholar's prepare ability, creating two Spirit tokens. The cantrip effect replaces itself while building your board.

Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Both creatures enter prepared and create value immediately. Goblin Glasswright's Treasure token helps you cast more spells to prepare Strife Scholar repeatedly.

Rubble Rouser

Creature — Dwarf Sorcerer

Rubble Rouser enables graveyard synergies by milling cards and converting them into mana and damage. This fuels Strife Scholar's prepare ability while dealing incremental damage.

uncommon

Garrison Excavator

Creature — Orc Sorcerer

Garrison Excavator creates Spirit tokens whenever cards leave your graveyard. Strife Scholar's prepare spell creates Spirits, and both benefit from graveyard interaction.

rare

Antiquities on the Loose

Sorcery

Creates two Spirit tokens immediately and has flashback, which casts from graveyard to trigger Strife Scholar's prepare ability while making more Spirits with counters.

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