---
name: "Stroke of Genius"
mana_cost: "{X}{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "C14"
set_name: "Commander 2014"
collector_number: "129"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stephen Daniele"
oracle_id: "0cc6d683-366f-4ae4-be60-20ad9621fdaf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stroke-of-genius-c14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Stroke of Genius
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player draws X cards.

> *« Ce n'est pas un cerveau que j'ai, c'est comme de la sauce blanche ! » s'écria Urza, se rendant compte, après une centaine d'échecs, que le vil argent passait sans dommage à travers le portail temporel. Il fabriqua aussitôt un golem de cette matière.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blue Sun's Zenith](/printing/blue-suns-zenith-c13.md) — Instant
2. [Braingeyser](/printing/braingeyser-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Inspiration](/printing/inspiration-6ed.md) — Instant
4. [Overflowing Insight](/printing/overflowing-insight-j25.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mind Spring](/printing/mind-spring-ddt.md) — Sorcery
6. [Jace's Ingenuity](/printing/jaces-ingenuity-f11.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2014 (C14) #129
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stephen Daniele
- **Total Printings:** 58 across all historical editions

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