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Stroke of Genius

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Stroke of Genius by Stephen Daniele #100

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #100
Illustrator: Stephen Daniele
Edition: Urza's Saga

Stroke of Genius is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 485
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Combos: 1 combos
Stroke of Genius combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 15
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Versions: This card has 12 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Target player draws X cards.
After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal.

Related Tags

Blue Instant X Spells

Price

1.1 Tixes
@CardHoarder

5.49
@CardKingdom

4.44
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Stroke of Genius

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Stroke of Genius available on MTG decks website.

Top32 (0 - 4) 0%	Deck By [ML'A] Kik		Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$192 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Deck By Álvaro De La Cr...		Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$201 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25%	Deck By El sofista		Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$187 ---
Top4 (2 - 3) 40%	Deck By Lucía Rojas Lag...		Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$187 ---
Top4 (2 - 3) 40%	Deck By Hizer Begum		Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$210 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Deck By John Qiu		TGL May Bracket 4 @ The Game Lodge	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$1124 ---
Top16 (1 - 4) 20%	Deck By Devin Mairead		Retro Lotus Open Invite CedH 1k @ Retro Lotus	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$4825 ---
Top32 (0 - 4) 0%	Deck By Thomas		Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 @ ...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$406 ---
Top4 (5 - 1 - 2) 62%	Azorius By TorpidMoloch	BO3	$1K Premodern 9:30am @ SCG CON Washington	15% spiciness	30-May -2026	$216 ---
1st (3 - 1) 75%	Deck By Kira		Team 6750: Secrets of Strixhaven $100 EDH Tournament	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$141 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0%	Deck By Jorel Rinaldi d...		Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$87 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0%	Deck By Rogerio Coelho		Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$93 ---
2nd (2 - 0) 100%	Deck By Brazza		Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$87 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	Azorius By Claymor3	BO3	Lega premodern Milano 3/8 @Premodern Milano	28% spiciness	29-May -2026	$212 ---
Top32 (1 - 3) 25%	Azorius By FabioLaure	BO3	Lega premodern Milano 3/8 @Premodern Milano	34% spiciness	29-May -2026	$207 ---
Top8 (1 - 1 - 1) 33%	Deck By Valentino Duhal...		Viernes Fecha de Liga de Precon +10 @ Tolaria	Not available spiciness	29-May -2026	$147 ---
Top8 (5 - 2) 71%	deck By Grantfly	BO3	MTGO Premodern Challenge 32 Special #12843380	56% spiciness	28-May -2026	$2062 ---
Top8	UW Tron By Enric Montoya	BO3	Liga Minoria @ Vilafranca del Penedes (Spain)	28% spiciness	24-May -2026	$212 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By cropwitter	BO3	MTGO Premodern League #10652	48% spiciness	24-May -2026	$83 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0%	Deck By Gustavo Dias Go...		Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E7	Not available spiciness	23-May -2026	$87 ---

Top32 (0 - 4) 0% X	Deck By [ML'A] Kik Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	31-May Not available spiciness $192 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X	Deck By Álvaro De La Cr... Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	31-May Not available spiciness $201 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25% X	Deck By El sofista Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	31-May Not available spiciness $187 ---
Top4 (2 - 3) 40% X	Deck By Lucía Rojas Lag... Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	31-May Not available spiciness $187 ---
Top4 (2 - 3) 40% X	Deck By Hizer Begum Full Focus Budget 100 @ La Competència	31-May Not available spiciness $210 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X	Deck By John Qiu TGL May Bracket 4 @ The Game Lodge	30-May Not available spiciness $1124 ---
Top16 (1 - 4) 20% X	Deck By Devin Mairead Retro Lotus Open Invite CedH 1k @ Retro Lotus	30-May Not available spiciness $4825 ---
Top32 (0 - 4) 0% X	Deck By Thomas Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 @ ...	30-May Not available spiciness $406 ---
Top4 (5 - 1 - 2) 62% X BO3	Azorius By TorpidMoloch $1K Premodern 9:30am @ SCG CON Washington	30-May 15% spiciness $216 ---
1st (3 - 1) 75% X	Deck By Kira Team 6750: Secrets of Strixhaven $100 EDH Tournament	30-May Not available spiciness $141 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0% X	Deck By Jorel Rinaldi d... Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	30-May Not available spiciness $87 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0% X	Deck By Rogerio Coelho Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	30-May Not available spiciness $93 ---
2nd (2 - 0) 100% X	Deck By Brazza Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E8	30-May Not available spiciness $87 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Azorius By Claymor3 Lega premodern Milano 3/8 @Premodern Milano	29-May 28% spiciness $212 ---
Top32 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Azorius By FabioLaure Lega premodern Milano 3/8 @Premodern Milano	29-May 34% spiciness $207 ---
Top8 (1 - 1 - 1) 33% X	Deck By Valentino Duhal... Viernes Fecha de Liga de Precon +10 @ Tolaria	29-May Not available spiciness $147 ---
Top8 (5 - 2) 71% X BO3	deck By Grantfly MTGO Premodern Challenge 32 Special #12843380	28-May 56% spiciness $2062 ---
Top8 X BO3	UW Tron By Enric Montoya Liga Minoria @ Vilafranca del Penedes (Spain)	24-May 28% spiciness $212 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By cropwitter MTGO Premodern League #10652	24-May 48% spiciness $83 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0% X	Deck By Gustavo Dias Go... Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E7	23-May Not available spiciness $87 ---

Recent archetypes playing Stroke of Genius

A list of archetypes playing Stroke of Genius by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

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Classic-Legacy

Premodern archetypes playing Stroke of Genius

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Tron	18	$213 $130
Premodern Landstill	10	$325 $174
Premodern Elves	8	$2116 $143
Premodern UW Control	4	$135 $80
Premodern Mono Blue Tinker	3	$672 $191
Premodern Battle of Wits	2	$5295 $240
Premodern Aluren	1	$2069 $169
Premodern 5 Color Control	1	$297 $158
Premodern Nic Fit	1	$183 $78
Premodern UWR Control	1	$609 $117

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Stroke of Genius

	Name	Decks	Price
	Classic-Legacy Spiral Tide	1	$990 $94

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Stroke of Genius quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Stroke of Genius?

Stroke of Genius has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Stroke of Genius current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 1.1 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $4.44
Cardkingdom: 📊 $5.49

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Stroke of Genius played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Premodern, and Classic-Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Stroke of Genius?

The top 3 archetypes using Stroke of Genius are:

Premodern Tron
Premodern Landstill
Premodern Elves
Classic-Legacy Spiral Tide

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Stroke of Genius in the current metagame

Stroke of Genius has been played in more than 485 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 1 combos (you can check them in the Stroke of Genius combos section). It is currently being played in Premodern, and Classic-Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes: Tron, Landstill, and Elves in Premodern.

Last update: 2026-06-03