Transcendent Archaic

Secrets of Strixhaven #5

Type: Creature — Avatar

Mana cost: {7}

Card text: Vigilance Converge — When this creature enters, you may draw X cards, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. If you draw one or more cards this way, discard two cards.

P/T: 6/6

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Chris Rahn

"Even as most archaics raged across Arcavios, others seemed to sink into contemplation."

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.08 USD · $0.15 USD (Foil) · €0.10 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 Transcendent Archaic in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth

Creature — Bear Wizard // Sorcery

Studious First-Year provides mana fixing to help cast Transcendent Archaic with multiple colors, maximizing its converge ability to draw more cards.

Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Goblin Glasswright creates Treasure tokens for color fixing, enabling you to cast Transcendent Archaic with multiple colors to draw more cards from its converge trigger.

Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

Seize the Spoils provides Treasure tokens for mana fixing while drawing cards, helping you cast Transcendent Archaic with multiple colors for maximum card draw.

uncommon

Environmental Scientist

Creature — Human Druid

Environmental Scientist searches for basic lands to fix your mana, enabling you to cast Transcendent Archaic with multiple colors to draw more cards.

rare

Planar Engineering

Sorcery

Planar Engineering puts four basic lands into play, providing excellent mana fixing to cast Transcendent Archaic with all five colors to draw five cards.

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