Borrowed Knowledge

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Name	Borrowed Knowledge
Type	Sorcery
Description	Choose one — • Discard your hand, then draw cards equal to the number of cards in target opponent's hand. • Discard your hand, then draw cards equal to the number of cards discarded this way.
Flavor	"Professor, we study history and my neighbor wrote his answer first. I was learning from the past."
Artist	Inkognit
Set	Secrets of Strixhaven #178
Wallpaper	download
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Borrowed Knowledge, Sorcery, designed by Inkognit first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven.

Borrowed Knowledge (2RW) is a high-variance “wheel-style” effect that would fit best in aggressive or midrange Boros decks that empty their hands quickly, as well as Commander decks that can exploit discard synergies (e.g., madness, graveyard recursion, or “whenever you discard” triggers), since the first mode can refill from a low hand against a control player and the second guarantees at least parity; however, at four mana and only sorcery-speed hand cycling, it is generally weaker than more efficient or higher-impact alternatives like **Reforge the Soul**, **Wheel of Misfortune**, or especially **Wheel of Fortune** in eternal formats, and even red’s newer impulse-draw engines (e.g., **Reckless Impulse**, **Jeska’s Will**) often generate more consistent advantage without giving opponents resources, so while it could be a niche role-player in Commander builds that specifically want discard triggers in Boros, it is unlikely to see competitive Constructed play and would be considered be

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