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Dissection Practice
Oracle Text
Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Up to one target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Dissection Practice is a neat little Strixhaven instant that fits best in black-based tempo or value decks, where every point of life swing and combat math edge matters. For a single black mana, it drains the opponent for 1 and cushions you by 1, then lets you alter two creatures’ stats in opposite directions, which makes it far more flexible than a simple burn spell or combat trick. In practice, that means you can finish off a damaged attacker, win a trade by shrinking an enemy blocker, or push a key creature just over the line to survive combat. It plays especially well with sacrifice decks, token strategies, or any build that wants cheap spells to trigger magecraft-style payoffs and stabilize early. The card’s “dissection” flavor feels right: precise, clinical, and a little cruel, as if Strixhaven students are learning that small adjustments can decide an entire duel.
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Character Background
Dissection Practice is a neat little Strixhaven instant that fits best in black-based tempo or value decks, where every point of life swing and combat math edge matters. For a single black mana, it drains the opponent for 1 and cushions you by 1, then lets you alter two creatures’ stats in opposite directions, which makes it far more flexible than a simple burn spell or combat trick. In practice, that means you can finish off a damaged attacker, win a trade by shrinking an enemy blocker, or push a key creature just over the line to survive combat. It plays especially well with sacrifice decks, token strategies, or any build that wants cheap spells to trigger magecraft-style payoffs and stabilize early. The card’s “dissection” flavor feels right: precise, clinical, and a little cruel, as if Strixhaven students are learning that small adjustments can decide an entire duel.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-04 02:40:42 UTC