Germination Practicum (SOS #296)
Germination Practicum is a mythic printing from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #296), a Sorcery — Lesson. Illustrated by Julia Vasilyeva.
Card text
Put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Details
| Mana cost | {3}{G}{G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery — Lesson |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) |
| Collector number | 296 |
| Artist | Julia Vasilyeva |
| Released | 2026-04-24 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $11.76, foil $14.53 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- March 20, 2026 — Paradigm creates a delayed triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of each of your first main phases for the rest of the game. When that ability resolves and the copy is created, you can choose not to cast the copy. In that case, the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are checked. The delayed triggered ability will still trigger again at the beginning of your first main phase on your next turn regardless.
- March 20, 2026 — Once a spell with paradigm has resolved, it doesn't matter what happens to the card in exile. Even if the card leaves exile, the delayed triggered ability will still trigger during each of your first main phases, and the copy will still be created.
- March 20, 2026 — Each spell with paradigm has the Lesson subtype. The Lesson subtype appears on instants and sorceries and has no inherent rules meaning. Other effects (such as the learn ability from the original Strixhaven release) may refer to it.