The Dawning Archaic Price
3 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2026
The Dawning Archaic has been printed 3 times across 2 sets, first in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secrets of Strixhaven #1 at $0.93, while the most expensive is Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #1p at $2.35 — about 3× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $1.81. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x in the last 2 years.
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Every The Dawning Archaic Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven #1 (M) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.93 | $0.33 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven #289 (M) | 2026 | $1.81 | $1.00 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Promos #1p (M) | 2026 | $2.35 | $0.52 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsYou 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.
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.
If the target of The Dawning Archaic's last ability has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.