---
name: "Variable Solutions"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Seek", "Conjure"]
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anastasia Ovchinnikova"
oracle_id: "aa0ddcaa-3cf3-4c9f-bba9-20ad69caccda"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/variable-solutions-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Variable Solutions
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Seek, Conjure

## Oracle Text
If X is 1, seek a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped.
If X is 2, each opponent sacrifices an artifact of their choice.
If X is 3, conjure a random creature card with mana value X onto the battlefield.
If X is 4 or more, you gain 2 life. Then do all of the above.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Settle the Wilds](/printing/settle-the-wilds-ymid.md) — Sorcery
2. [Worldsoul's Rage](/printing/worldsouls-rage-eoc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vicious Rivalry](/printing/vicious-rivalry-sos.md) — Sorcery
4. [Verdant Mastery](/printing/verdant-mastery-stx.md) — Sorcery
5. [Open the Way](/printing/open-the-way-mat.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ornate Imitations](/printing/ornate-imitations-ydft.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #12
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anastasia Ovchinnikova

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