Intermediate Chirography
Mana value2TypeEnchantment — Class
Color identity Black
RarityRare
SetSecrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
ArtistRandy Gallegos
Price€0.22 · $0.29About this card
Intermediate Chirography is an enchantment card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: black). Printed in Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). Legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Cardmarket price: €0.22.
Intermediate Chirography
When this Class enters, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
: Level 2Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: Level 3At the beginning of each end step, if a modified creature died under your control this turn, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
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2026-03-20
Intermediate Chirography's level 3 ability will check as your end step starts to see if any modified creatures died under your control this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause creatures to die during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.
2026-03-20
A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
2026-03-20
Intermediate Chirography's level 2 ability triggers just once for your first life-losing event on each turn, no matter how much life you lose.
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An Aura controlled by another player does not cause a creature you control to be modified.
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A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
2026-03-20
If you lose life during a turn before Intermediate Chirography has its level 2 ability, that ability won't trigger that turn even if you lose life again later in the turn.