Stroke of Genius
Stroke of Genius: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Target player draws X cards. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 203
- Artist
- Rovina Cai
- Commander rank
- 3,560 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Stroke of Genius
Stroke of Genius is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 203 in that set, with art by Rovina Cai. It costs {X}{2}{U} (X, two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Urza's Saga (1998) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Target player draws X cards.
"Every thought is a star illuminating the darkness. Inspiration comes from finding the constellations that link them."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Stroke of Genius by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Stroke of Genius
Stroke of Genius has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #USG-100 | Rare | 2023 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #238 | Rare | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #293 | Rare | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #67 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #108 | Rare | 2015 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #129 | Rare | 2014 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36114 | Rare | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #95 | Rare | 2014 |
| Urza's Saga (USG) #100 | Rare | 1998 |
| Judge Gift Cards 1998 (JGP) #2 | Rare | 1998 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Stroke of Genius is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.