Archaic's Agony - Uncommon Sorcery card from Secrets of Strixhaven
Back face of Archaic's Agony - Sorcery card

Archaic's Agony

Type: Sorcery
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Number: 107
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Reprint: No
Card Text:
Converge — Archaic's Agony deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. Exile cards from the top of your library equal to the excess damage dealt to that creature this way. You may play those cards until the end of your next turn.
Finish Market Price Lowest Price Highest Price Average Price
Normal $0.13 $0.07 $1.90 $0.41
Foil $0.21 $0.15 $0.28 $0.19
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Rulings
Mar 20, 2026

If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.

Mar 20, 2026

If there are any alternative or additional costs to cast a spell with a converge ability, the colors of mana spent to pay those costs will count.

Mar 20, 2026

If you cast a spell with converge without spending any mana to cast it (perhaps because an effect allowed you to cast it without paying its mana cost), then the number of colors spent to cast it will be zero.

Mar 20, 2026

In some unusual cases, Archaic's Agony may have deathtouch. Even 1 damage dealt to a creature from a source with deathtouch is considered lethal damage, so any amount greater than that will cause excess damage to be dealt, even if the total amount of damage isn't greater than the creature's toughness.

Mar 20, 2026

The maximum number of colors of mana you can spend to cast a spell is five. Colorless is not a color. Note that the cost of a spell with converge may limit how many colors of mana you can spend.

Mar 20, 2026

Unless a spell or ability allows you to, you can't choose to pay more mana for a spell with a converge ability just to spend more colors of mana. Likewise, if a spell or ability reduces the amount of mana it costs you to cast a spell with converge, you can't ignore that cost reduction in order to spend more colors of mana.

Mar 20, 2026

Excess damage has been dealt to a creature if the damage dealt to it is greater than lethal damage. Usually, this means damage greater than its toughness, although damage already marked on the creature is taken into account.