Magic: The Gathering · promo
Hardened Academic
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos · #194p · rare · 2026
Creature — Bird Cleric
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 194p / 80
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Vincent Christiaens
- Colors
- RW
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Watermark
- lorehold
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- promopack · stamped
- Printed
- 2026-04-24
About this card
Mana cost: {R}{W}
Type: Creature — Bird Cleric
Flying, haste Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
""Do you think I've spent a lifetime studying war and learned nothing?""
Keywords: Flying, Haste
P/T: 2/1
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.39 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hardened Academic is real?
Hardened Academic is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Hardened Academic worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Hardened Academic from?
Hardened Academic is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secrets of Strixhaven Promos" in the promo series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Hardened Academic?
Hardened Academic is a rare card in the Secrets of Strixhaven Promos set.
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Other Hardened Academic printings
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