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Academic Dispute Strixhaven: School of Mages MTG card

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Academic Dispute

INSTANT Uncommon
Strixhaven: School of Mages STX #91 EDHREC #17,839
$0.27
+18.2% 7 days

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Academic Dispute Price Summary

Academic Dispute's current headline price is $0.27.

Academic Dispute Printings & Prices

1 printings

Academic Dispute has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Academic Dispute Rules Text & Legality

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Instant — mana cost {R}

Target creature blocks this turn if able. You may have it gain reach 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.)

""I'll show you original research, you hack!""

Academic Dispute is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Academic Dispute Rulings

5 most recent
  • Apr 16, 2021 If a card is brought into the game from outside the game, it will stay in the game until it ends or until its owner leaves the game, whichever comes first.
  • Apr 16, 2021 If instructed to learn, you may do nothing. Discarding a card and putting a Lesson card into your hand are both optional.
  • Apr 16, 2021 If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Constructed tournament (or a Constructed game played under tournament conditions), you may select only a card from your sideboard. In casual Constructed games, the card comes from your collection.
  • Apr 16, 2021 If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Sealed Deck or Booster Draft event, you may select only a card that is in the card pool that you built your deck from.
  • Apr 16, 2021 The controller of the creature chooses which attacking creature that creature blocks.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Academic Dispute has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
STX #91 2021-04-23 Uncommon Standard
STX #91 2021-04-23 Uncommon Standard

Academic Dispute in Commander

Academic Dispute is the #17,839 most-played card on EDHREC, down 246 places over the last 30 days.

Academic Dispute FAQ

How much is Academic Dispute worth?

Academic Dispute is worth about $0.27 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Academic Dispute legal in Commander?

Yes — Academic Dispute is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Academic Dispute been reprinted?

Yes — Academic Dispute has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Academic Dispute cheap?

Academic Dispute trades at about $0.27 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#17,839 on EDHREC).