Hardened Academic
| Name | Hardened Academic |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — bird cleric |
| Description | Flying, haste Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. |
| Flavor | "Do you think I've spent a lifetime studying war and learned nothing?" |
| Artist | Vincent Christiaens |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #194p |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Hardened Academic
Hardened Academic, Creature — bird cleric, designed by Vincent Christiaens first released in Mar, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
Hardened Academic (R W) would fit best in a Boros (red‑white) graveyard‑centric aggro or midrange deck that can reliably move cards out of its graveyard—through escape, flashback, reanimation, exile‑for‑value effects, or delve‑style mechanics—so it can consistently trigger the +1/+1 counter ability while pressuring opponents with a hasty, evasive threat that can gain lifelink in races. It particularly benefits from synergy with self‑discard, rummaging, or looting effects that both fuel the graveyard and enable its lifelink activation, making it strongest in a synergy‑driven build rather than generic aggro. However, in competitive formats, Boros decks often favor more immediately impactful or resilient two‑drops (such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar in go‑wide shells or Inti, Seneschal of the Sun in discard‑synergy builds), and graveyard payoffs like Ledger Shredder or Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger (in other color pairs) may offer stronger standalone value. Because Hardened Academic req
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What type of card is Hardened Academic?
Hardened Academic is a Creature — bird cleric card in Marvel Snap SNAP.
What does Hardened Academic do?
Flying, haste Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
What set is Hardened Academic from?
Hardened Academic was first released in the set Secrets of Strixhaven, illustrated by Vincent Christiaens.
Is Hardened Academic legal to play?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Hardened Academic can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What competitive formats is Hardened Academic played in?
Hardened Academic sees competitive metagame play in 1 format(s): Commander.
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