---
name: "Divide by Zero"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Learn"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Liiga Smilshkalne"
oracle_id: "7b1c1a0c-f443-4eb5-a430-9eea886361ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/divide-by-zero-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Divide by Zero
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Learn

## Oracle Text
Return target spell or permanent with mana value 1 or greater to its owner's hand.
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.)

> *"Misery. Inadequacy. Failure. The common denominator is you."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Repeal](/printing/repeal-clu.md) — Instant
2. [Relearn](/printing/relearn-6ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Leave in the Dust](/printing/leave-in-the-dust-jmp.md) — Instant
4. [Arcane Subtraction](/printing/arcane-subtraction-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Disperse](/printing/disperse-mor.md) — Instant
6. [Reprieve](/printing/reprieve-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #41
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Liiga Smilshkalne
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`