---
name: "Teachings of the Archaics"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery — Lesson"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PSTX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos"
collector_number: "57s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "6ac3abba-cf55-4d97-a253-bce45972b050"
printings_count: 20
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/teachings-of-the-archaics-pstx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Teachings of the Archaics
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery — Lesson

## Oracle Text
If an opponent has more cards in hand than you, draw two cards. Draw three cards instead if an opponent has at least four more cards in hand than you.

> *Mages seek out the ancient beings known as the Archaics for their boundless knowledge of history and magic, dispensed only in cryptic metaphors.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balance of Power](/printing/balance-of-power-por.md) — Sorcery
2. [Keeper of the Mind](/printing/keeper-of-the-mind-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Oath of Scholars](/printing/oath-of-scholars-plst.md) — Enchantment
4. [Borrowed Knowledge](/printing/borrowed-knowledge-sos.md) — Sorcery
5. [Bargaining Table](/printing/bargaining-table-mmq.md) — Artifact
6. [Pulse of the Grid](/printing/pulse-of-the-grid-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #57s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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