Tackle Artist

Secrets of Strixhaven #133

Type: Creature — Orc Sorcerer

Mana cost: {3}{R}

Card text: Trample Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature instead.

P/T: 4/3

Rarity: common

Artist: Ioannis Fiore

""Let's paint the field red!""

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.14 USD · $0.15 USD (Foil) · €0.07 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 Tackle Artist in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Ancestral Anger

Sorcery

Ancestral Anger is a cheap instant/sorcery that triggers Opus, grows Tackle Artist, and cantrips to maintain card advantage.

Quick Study

Instant

Quick Study is a two-mana instant that triggers Opus for a +1/+1 counter while drawing two cards to find more spells.

Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

Seize the Spoils triggers Opus, draws cards to find more spells, and creates Treasure to help cast five-mana spells for double counters.

uncommon

Thunderdrum Soloist

Creature — Dwarf Bard

Both have Opus and want you to cast many instant/sorcery spells. They scale together, with five-mana spells triggering enhanced effects on both.

rare

Molten-Core Maestro

Creature — Goblin Bard

Molten-Core Maestro also has Opus and generates mana when you cast five-mana spells, enabling a chain of spells that grow both creatures.

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