Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Hardened Academic
Secrets of Strixhaven · #194 · rare · 2026
Creature — Bird Cleric
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Market reference
$0.45
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 194 / 368
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Vincent Christiaens
- Colors
- RW
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Watermark
- lorehold
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- 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 |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.45 |
| USD (foil) | $0.52 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.43 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.67 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
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, the current market reference price for Hardened Academic is $0.45; 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" in the expansion series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Hardened Academic?
Hardened Academic is a rare card in the Secrets of Strixhaven set.
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Other Hardened Academic printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
