Teachings of the Archaics

If an opponent has more cards in hand than you, draw two cards. Draw three cards instead if an opponent has at least four more cards in hand than you.

Tempted by the Oriq

For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature or planeswalker that player controls with mana value 3 or less.

Test of Talents

Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. That player shuffles, then draws a card for each card exiled from their hand this way.

Wandering Archaic

Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay {2}. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Explore the Vastlands

Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

Vortex Runner

As long as you control eight or more lands, this creature gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.

Waterfall Aerialist

Flying
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Wormhole Serpent

{3}{U}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Arrogant Poet

Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 2 life. If you do, it gains flying until end of turn.

Baleful Mastery

You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Brackish Trudge

This creature enters tapped.
{1}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only if you gained life this turn.

Pest

Callous Bloodmage

When this creature enters, choose one —
• Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• Exile target player's graveyard.

Confront the Past

Choose one —
• Return target planeswalker card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Remove twice X loyalty counters from target planeswalker an opponent controls.

Crushing Disappointment

Each player loses 2 life. You draw two cards.

Essence Infusion

Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.

Academic Probation

Choose one —
• Choose a nonland card name. Opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name until your next turn.
• Choose target nonland permanent. Until your next turn, it can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.

Eyetwitch

Flying
When this creature dies, learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)

Strixhaven: School of Mages