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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive

Ad Nauseam

Instant

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
"Some areas are off limits for the preservation of the books. Others for the preservation of the students." —Isabough, Biblioplex archivist

Printing details

About this card

Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA)
Collector number
25
Rarity
Mythic Rare
Released
April 24, 2026
Artist
Matthew G. Lewis
Language
English
Mana value
5
Oracle ID
981b0e21-e5e6-4a1e-bfde-679d56623f7f

Color profile

Color identity

  • Black

Format check

Legality

TLR
Not legal
Duel
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Penny
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Future
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Modern
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Vintage
Legal
Historic
Legal
Standard
Not legal
Timeless
Legal
Commander
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Old School
Not legal
Premodern
Not legal
Oathbreaker
Banned
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Pauper Commander
Not legal
Competitive Brawl
Legal

Official notes

Rulings

3
  1. Wizards of the Coast

    Each time you put the revealed card into your hand and lose the appropriate amount of life, you decide whether to continue by revealing another card. You don't decide in advance how many cards to put into your hand this way.

  2. Wizards of the Coast

    If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

  3. Wizards of the Coast

    You may continue to reveal cards with Ad Nauseam even if your life total has been reduced to 0 or less. If you continue, you will continue to lose life, dropping your life total into negative numbers. As soon as you stop, you'll lose the game as a state-based action.

Public deck signals

Often played with

0 results

Cards found together in sampled public decks. Lands are excluded and different printings count as one card. This suggests shared play, not a proven combo.

No sampled co-occurrences found

No other nonland cards were found alongside this card in the sampled public decks.

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Other printings

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