First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)

All 3 prints

Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #149p, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #149, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #296, 2026

Germination Practicum

Sorcery — Lesson

Put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

In the last 30 days 3.7% of Pioneer decks played it (15 of 408). Most played in WG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.0% of Modern decks played it (1 of 2236). Most played in BG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Germination Practicum in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft	59.1%	+3.7	+8.0	5857

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

Combos

2 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature ETB…: Crystalline Crawler + Deadeye Navigator + Dualcaster Mage + Germination Practicum
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature ETB…: Crystalline Crawler + Deadeye Navigator + Germination Practicum + Naru Meha, Master Wizard

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pioneer Other periods →

In 15 of 408 decks (3.7%).

Share of decks

3.7%

▲ 3.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 15 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

48%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WG (unclassified)	3.4%	57%
RG (unclassified)	2.5%	30%
WBG (unclassified)	1.5%	50%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	1.0%	25%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WG Kako_Ferrer in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%
WBG jarold9 in Pioneer Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WG Kako_Ferrer in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
WG Kako_Ferrer in Pioneer Challenge 16	3-2 60%
RG Thales in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-3 57%
WBG jarold9 in Pioneer Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Mono-Green Thales in Pioneer Challenge 16	2-3 40%
RG KeepAny7vsYou in Pioneer Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WG Kako_Ferrer, 27 Oct	1 side	#2 7-2
RG Thales, 27 Oct	1 side	#8 4-3
WBG jarold9, 27 Oct	1 side	#26 3-3
WG Kako_Ferrer, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
WG Kako_Ferrer, 25 Oct	1 side	#15 3-2
Mono-Green Thales, 25 Oct	1 side	#23 2-3
WBG jarold9, 25 Oct	1 side	#29 0-3
WG Kako_Ferrer, 25 Oct	1 side	#9 3-2

Modern Other periods →

In 1 of 2236 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks

0.0%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)