Arcane Subtraction {1}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn. 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.)

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Strixhaven: School of Mages

English · 2021-04-23

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Strixhaven: School of Mages (released 2021-04-23), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: 68cdb00c-ea86-4b72-8f62-570820edfa1b
Oracle ID: 4b5806fa-430f-4b78-b874-63d01a8a9de5
TCGplayer ID: 235937

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