Academy Wall
Creature — Wall
Defender
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #12994
Academy Wall is a 0/6 defender for three mana that lets you pay one blue to draw a card whenever you tap it for mana — a repeatable draw engine stapled to a roadblock. The ceiling is real in dedicated tap-synergy shells, but outside of those, a 0/6 that only blocks is doing very little for three mana.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Academy Wall is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in Commander, and only in specific builds. In Pauper it's technically playable but a 0/6 defender with a mana-intensive draw trigger can't compete with more efficient options. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a three-mana wall. Commander is the only format where Academy Wall earns a slot — specifically in Isochron Scepter or Pemmin's Aura shells that want to tap and untap permanents repeatedly, turning the draw trigger into a genuine engine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Academy Wall is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is not; it'll stay in bulk territory unless a high-profile combo deck drags it out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.