Strixhaven: School of Mages — Common
Sorcery — Lesson
Pest Summoning rulings:
2021-04-16: Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.
2021-04-16: Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.
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Sorcery
Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Create X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life," where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Legendary Creature — Elf Detective (5/4)
Menace
Whenever Izoni, Center of the Web enters or attacks, you may collect evidence 4. If you do, create two 2/1 black and green Spider creature tokens with menace and reach.
Sacrifice four tokens: Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You gain 2 life.
Artifact // Sorcery
, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
, : Each opponent mills cards equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
, : Exile four target cards from a single graveyard. Draw a card.
Restorative Burst
Return up to two target creature, land, and/or planeswalker cards from your graveyard to your hand. Each player gains 4 life. Exile Restorative Burst.
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon (4/4)
Flying
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.
Enchantment
Attacking Pests you control get +1/+0 and have menace.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."
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