But I feel confident that Lessons are going to define SoS just like they did Strixhaven , and the prepare mechanic will give us a new way to use them
It gives some defensive power to a deck looking to attack
A PSA 10 example also sold for $550,000 at Heritage in late 2025
There are a lot of essential Magic cards that cost 1 mana, and Mental Missteps option to be cast without any mana means the blue player will be countering spells before theyve even taken their first turn
They both: provide a continuing advantage as long as the designation is maintained, apply to one player at a time, start the game applying to nobody, are granted explicitly by card abilities, can be "stolen" by dealing combat damage to the current designation-holder, are printed in supplemental sets rather than standard-legal sets, synergize with several cards in their sets, are narrow, directly interacting only with cards that mention them explicitly