---
name: "Tragic Lesson"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "115"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Olena Richards"
oracle_id: "516d1ac4-e831-44b6-8266-131dde7fe802"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tragic-lesson-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand.

> *Au final, l'école dû se résoudre à engager un kraken pour veiller sur les tomes les plus dangereux du Biblioplexe.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Catalog](/printing/catalog-8ed.md) — Instant
3. [Chart a Course](/printing/chart-a-course-jmp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Careful Study](/printing/careful-study-sld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Thirst for Discovery](/printing/thirst-for-discovery-vow.md) — Instant
6. [Frantic Search](/printing/frantic-search-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #115
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Olena Richards
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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