Proctor's Gaze
Mana cost

Mana value4TypeInstant
Color identity
Simic
RarityUncommon
SetSecrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
ArtistDanny Schwartz
Price€0.08 · foil €0.08 · $0.26
Proctor's Gaze 


Instant
Return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Only proctors are allowed to use magic in exam halls, enabling them to more easily catch cheaters in the act.
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2026-03-20
You don't have to choose a target for Proctor's Gaze. However, if you do and the target is illegal as Proctor's Gaze tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't search your library.