---
name: "Start from Scratch"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bayard Wu"
oracle_id: "d8e255ec-7d66-43f6-b5f0-712f5957687f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/start-from-scratch-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Start from Scratch
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Start from Scratch deals 1 damage to any target.
• Destroy target artifact.

> *「我不在乎他们怎么想！」如莎打断道，「我只知道我能做得更好。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Abrade](/printing/abrade-soc.md) — Instant
2. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [By Force](/printing/by-force-akh.md) — Sorcery
4. [Smash to Smithereens](/printing/smash-to-smithereens-f16.md) — Instant
5. [Vandalize](/printing/vandalize-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Smash to Dust](/printing/smash-to-dust-dmu.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #114
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bayard Wu
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`