---
name: "Stern Lesson"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lie Setiawan"
oracle_id: "8315aa34-08b8-403e-a2e6-796a2d6978ad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stern-lesson-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stern Lesson
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Draw two cards, then discard a card. Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")

> *« Les frères sont des génies, mais leur querelle finira par me tuer. »
—Tocasia, extrait de journal*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Splitting the Powerstone](/printing/a-splitting-the-powerstone-bro.md) — Instant
2. [A-Urza, Powerstone Prodigy](/printing/a-urza-powerstone-prodigy-bro.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
3. [Urza, Powerstone Prodigy](/printing/urza-powerstone-prodigy-bro.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Splitting the Powerstone](/printing/splitting-the-powerstone-bro.md) — Sorcery
5. [Geology Enthusiast](/printing/geology-enthusiast-prm.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Mind Stone](/printing/mind-stone-afc.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #64
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lie Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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