| Name | Academic Dispute  |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Description | Target creature blocks this turn if able. You may have it gain reach until end of turn. Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.) |
| Flavor | "I'll show you original research, you hack!" |
| Artist | Manuel Castañón |
| Set | Strixhaven: School of Mages #91 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Academic Dispute, Instant, designed by Manuel Castañón first released in Mar, 2021 in the set Strixhaven: School of Mages.
Academic Dispute can be a valuable addition to a red aggressive deck in Magic: the Gathering, as it offers a way to force an opponent's creature to block, potentially opening up a direct attack. The ability to give the targeted creature reach can also be useful in dealing with flying threats. While there may be more powerful cards available for similar effects, such as Brute Force for pure aggression or Giant Growth for combat tricks, Academic Dispute's flexibility in providing access to Lesson cards could make it a versatile choice in certain deck strategies, especially those that benefit from a toolbox approach to gameplay.
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If instructed to learn, you may do nothing. Discarding a card and putting a Lesson card into your hand are both optional.
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If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Constructed tournament (or a Constructed game played under tournament conditions), you may select only a card from your sideboard. In casual Constructed games, the card comes from your collection.
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The creature blocks only if it’s able to do so as the declare blockers step begins. If, at that time, the creature is tapped, it’s affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t block, or no creatures are attacking its controller or a planeswalker controlled by that player, then it doesn’t block. If there’s a cost associated with having the creature block, the player isn’t forced to pay that cost. If that cost isn’t paid, the creature won’t block.
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You choose whether you want the creature to gain reach until end of turn as Academic Dispute resolves.
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