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Teach by Example

First printed in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021)

All 2 prints

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  • Foundations (FDN) #666, 2024
  • Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #241, 2021

Teach by Example

Instant

(Blue or Red can be paid with either Blue or Red.)
When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.3% of Pauper decks played it (6 of 1906). Most played in Proliferate Poison.

Combos

2 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Legal
  • Pioneer Legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper 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 Legal
  • PreDH Not legal
  • Tiny Leaders 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

Pauper Other periods →

In 6 of 1906 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks
0.3%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.4% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.4% 2026-09-10: 0.6% 2026-09-17: 0.6% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.6% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.3% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.7
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Proliferate Poison 0.4% 50%
UR (unclassified) 0.3% 40%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Focus the Mind67%317.7
Thirsting Roots67%181.5
Steady Progress67%158.8
Prologue to Phyresis67%158.8
Infectious Inquiry67%158.8
Vivisurgeon's Insight67%158.8
Pentad Prism67%158.8
Peat Bog67%158.8
Contentious Plan67%141.2
Saprazzan Skerry67%127.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Proliferate Poison
Quentin Lamperouge in FirstQualifier		 4-2
67%
Proliferate Poison
Quentin Lamperouge in the300		 3-4
43%
Proliferate Poison
HEMON in FirstQualifier		 2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Proliferate Poison
CosmicCharles, 		2 main 5-0
Proliferate Poison
Quentin Lamperouge, 		2 main #148
3-4
UR
Fabien Gamba, 		1 main #222
1-3
Proliferate Poison
Quentin Lamperouge, 		2 main #18
4-2
UR
Fabien Gamba, 		1 main #30
2-1
Proliferate Poison
HEMON, 		2 main #48
2-3

No recent decks in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander.