Intermediate Chirography

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Intermediate Chirography: Enchantment - Class, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Enchantment - Class
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
26
Artist
Randy Gallegos
Commander rank
18,657 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Intermediate Chirography

Intermediate Chirography is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 26 in that set, with art by Randy Gallegos. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)

When this Class enters, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.

{1}{B}: Level 2

Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

{2}{B}: Level 3

At the beginning of each end step, if a modified creature died under your control this turn, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Intermediate Chirography by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Intermediate Chirography, newest first.

  • A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
  • Intermediate Chirography's level 3 ability will check as your end step starts to see if any modified creatures died under your control this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause creatures to die during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.
  • Intermediate Chirography's level 2 ability triggers just once for your first life-losing event on each turn, no matter how much life you lose.
  • A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
  • If you lose life during a turn before Intermediate Chirography has its level 2 ability, that ability won't trigger that turn even if you lose life again later in the turn.
  • An Aura controlled by another player does not cause a creature you control to be modified.

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