---
name: "Strife Scholar // Awaken the Ages"
mana_cost: "{2}{R} // {5}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Prepared", "Ward"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "131"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Craig J Spearing"
oracle_id: "e85c6bd2-db15-4052-88c0-3ae25414f0ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strife-scholar-awaken-the-ages-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Strife Scholar // Awaken the Ages
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R} // {5}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Sorcerer // Sorcery
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Prepared, Ward

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #131
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Craig J Spearing
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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