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The Dawning Archaic

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

The Dawning Archaic, Secrets of Strixhaven Promos printing
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos PSOS · No. 1p 2026-04-24

Card text

{10}
Legendary Creature — Avatar
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard. Reach Whenever The Dawning Archaic attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
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Keywords: Reach
EDHREC rank #7942 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

You cast the spell while The Dawning Archaic's last ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's types are ignored. If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell.

2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Dawning Archaic's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target of The Dawning Archaic's last ability has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

The Dawning Archaic, Secrets of Strixhaven Promos printing
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
PSOS · #1p
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Foil