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Strixhaven Mystical Archive Explained: Full Card List and Collector Information

Discover everything you need to know about the return of the Mystical Archive in Secrets of Strixhaven, including a complete card list and essential collector information.

Skura
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4 min read • 10.04.2026

Magic: The Gathering is returning to Strixhaven with the release of Secrets of Strixhaven. This not only means that we are returning to the fan-favorite plane of Arcavios, but also that we get to enjoy a new iteration of one of the most popular bonus sheets of all time: the Mystical Archive is back!

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about the Mystical Archive, including the old and new cards featured in the sheet, how to obtain them, and more.

What is the Mystical Archive?

The Mystical Archive is a reprint collection of the most iconic instant and sorcery spells from throughout Magic's history which was first introduced in Strixhaven: School of Mages in 2021.

All Mystical Archive cards are available in multiple versions: one with the classic Mystical Archive showcase frame and one as a special Japanese Mystical Archive variant. The new Mystical Archive cards from Secrets of Strixhaven will also be released in a third treatment, as so-called silver scroll foils in the Japanese Mystical Archive style.

In Strixhaven: School of Mages, the set contained 63 different Mystical Archive cards in the respective treatments. For Secrets of Strixhaven, we are looking at 65 different cards.

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For everyone who loves this style and doesn't want to miss a single card, we also got a Secret Lair with an art style that looks akin to the original Mystical Archives. It included All is Dust, Artifact Mutation, Drown in the Loch, Fire Covenant, Fractured Identity, and Fracturing Gust.

How to get Mystical Archive cards in Play Boosters and Collectors Boosters

Now, let's move onto the most important part - how does one actually obtain those glorious Mystical Archive cards?

According to Wizards of the Coast's official collector's guide, each Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster contains at least one Mystical Archive card. However, these are limited to the classic showcase versions. The only exception is Japanese-language Play Boosters, which can also contain the highly sought-after special Japanese Mystical Archive variants.

If you're opening Collector Boosters, your chances increase significantly, as they contain a minimum of three Mystical Archive cards per pack. Both the classic and Japanese variants can appear in all languages. The rarest versions of the sheet, the silver scroll foil Japanese Mystical Archive cards, are exclusively found in Collector Boosters as well.

Mystical Archive: Full card list

Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021)

WHITE	BLUE	BLACK
01 Approach of the Second Sun (Mythic) 02 Day of Judgment (Mythic) 03 Defiant Strike (Uncommon) 04 Divine Gambit (Uncommon) 05 Ephemerate (Rare) 06 Gift of Estates (Rare) 07 Gods Willing (Rare) 08 Mana Tithe (Rare) 09 Revitalize (Uncommon) 10 Swords to Plowshares (Rare) 11 Teferi's Protection (Mythic)	12 Blue Sun's Zenith (Mythic) 13 Brainstorm (Rare) 14 Compulsive Research (Rare) 15 Counterspell (Rare) 16 Memory Lapse (Rare) 17 Mind's Desire (Mythic) 18 Negate (Uncommon) 19 Opt (Uncommon) 20 Strategic Planning (Uncommon) 21 Tezzeret's Gambit (Rare) 22 Time Warp (Mythic) 23 Whirlwind Denial (Uncommon)	24 Agonizing Remorse (Uncommon) 25 Crux of Fate (Mythic) 26 Dark Ritual (Rare) 27 Demonic Tutor (Mythic) 28 Doom Blade (Rare) 29 Duress (Uncommon) 30 Eliminate (Uncommon) 31 Inquisition of Kozilek (Rare) 32 Sign in Blood (Rare) 33 Tainted Pact (Mythic) 34 Tendrils of Agony (Rare) 35 Village Rites (Uncommon)
RED	GREEN	MULTICOLOR
36 Chaos Warp (Mythic) 37 Claim the Firstborn (Uncommon). 38 Faithless Looting (Rare) 39 Grapeshot (Rare) 40 Increasing Vengeance (Mythic) 41 Infuriate (Uncommon) 42 Lightning Bolt (Rare) 43 Mizzix's Mastery (Mythic) 44 Shock (Uncommon) 45 Stone Rain (Rare) 46 Thrill of Possibility (Uncommon) 47 Urza's Rage (Rare)	48 Abundant Harvest (Rare) 49 Adventurous Impulse (Uncommon) 50 Channel (Mythic) 51 Cultivate (Uncommon) 52 Harmonize (Rare) 53 Krosan Grip (Rare) 54 Natural Order (Mythic) 55 Primal Command (Mythic) 56 Regrowth (Rare) 57 Snakeskin Veil (Uncommon) 58 Weather the Storm (Rare)	59 Despark (Rare) 60 Electrolyze (Rare) 61 Growth Spiral (Rare) 62 Lightning Helix (Rare) 63 Putrefy (Rare)

Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)

WHITE	BLUE	BLACK
01 Akroma's Will (Mythic) 02 Angel's Grace (Rare) 03 Armageddon (Mythic) 04 Duty Beyond Death (Uncommon) 05 Helping Hand (Uncommon) 06 Hop to It (Uncommon) 07 Prismatic Ending (Rare) 08 Repel Calamity (Uncommon) 09 Reprieve (Rare) 10 Requisition Raid (Uncommon) 11 Return to the Ranks (Rare) 12 Winds of Abandon (Mythic)	13 Brain Freeze (Rare) 14 Cyclonic Rift (Mythic) 15 Daze (Rare) 16 Deduce (Uncommon) 17 Disdainful Stroke (Uncommon) 18 Flusterstorm (Mythic) 19 Force of Will (Mythic) 20 Pongify (Rare) 21 Preordain (Rare) 22 Sleight of Hand (Uncommon) 23 Spell Pierce (Uncommon) 24 Stock Up (Uncommon)	25 Ad Nauseam (Mythic) 26 Bitter Triumph (Uncommon) 27 Culling the Weak (Rare) 28 Dismember (Rare) 29 Feed the Swarm (Uncommon) 30 Living End (Mythic) 31 Locust Spray (Uncommon) 32 Sheoldred's Edict (Rare) 33 Smallpox (Rare) 34 Stargaze (Uncommon) 35 Vampiric Tutor (Mythic) 36 Zombify (Uncommon)
RED	GREEN	MULTICOLOR
37 Abrade (Uncommon) 38 Big Score (Rare) 39 Brotherhood's End (Rare) 40 Bulk Up (Uncommon) 41 Burst Lightning (Uncommon) 42 Crackle with Power (Mythic) 43 Empty the Warrens (Rare) 44 Jeska's Will (Mythic) 45 Monstrous Rage (Uncommon) 46 Pyretic Ritual (Rare) 47 Return the Favor (Uncommon) 48 Subterranean Tremors (Mythic)	49 Awaken the Woods ( Mythic) 50 Berserk (Mythic) 51 Crop Rotation (Rare) 52 Giant Growth (Uncommon) 53 Glimpse of Nature (Rare) 54 Knockout Maneuver (Uncomon) 55 Pick your Poison (Uncommon) 56 Royal Treatment (Uncommon) 57 Shamanic Revelation (Rare) 58 Shared Roots ( Uncommon) 59 Triumph of the Hordes (Mythic) 60 Veil of Summer (Rare)	61 Bring to Light (Rare) 62 Culling Ritual (Rare) 63 Deflecting Palm (Rare) 64 Expressive Iteration (Rare) 65 Fracture (Rare)

Skura

Skura, also known as IslandsInFront on X and YouTube, is one of the main European Magic: The Gathering casters and content writers who also plays competitive Magic religiously. He loves combo-control strategies which typically on-brandly include the colour blue. Other than Magic, he loves brewing coffee and playing chess.