Hardened Academic, Secrets of Strixhaven #194

SECRETS OF STRIXHAVEN · SOS #194

Hardened Academic SOS #194

Creature — Bird Cleric

Rare | En | Foil and nonfoil · separate price fields

Representative printing | Regular nonfoil | Main set | Moderate Pricing Confidence

Stronger seller depthVendor interest may be risingMarketplaces do not agree

Exact Print Market

Current read

ModerateMODERATEThe price has useful support, but not the strongest evidence.Learn more
Representative price$0.56NeoPriceConfidenceModeratePricing ConfidenceFinish coverageFoil and nonfoil · separate price fieldsRepresentativeWhat changedRoughly flat7-day price movementInventory488Print-level inventorySellers139Print-level sellersUpdatedJul 27, 2026Current

Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.

Card-Level Rollup

Market Summary

Updated Jul 27, 2026
  • Tracked paper printings currently show NeoPrice from $0.56 to $0.95.
  • A tracked printing's NeoPrice was roughly flat over the last seven days.
  • CardTrader inventory for the tracked printing declined 20.1% over seven days.
  • At least one tracked printing has material TCGplayer/CardTrader disagreement.
  • Pricing Confidence is Moderate based on current marketplace coverage.Learn more

Flying, haste Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Marketplace Comparison

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Marketplaces do not agree
SourcePriceCoverageUpdatedAction
NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference$0.56Representative print priceJul 27, 2026Shown here
TCGplayer Market PricePricing source$0.40Market price or search resultJul 27, 2026Open TCGplayer
CardTraderInventory source$2.07Print-levelJul 27, 2026Open CardTrader
Card KingdomValidation only$0.79Retail validation onlyNot trackedOpen Card Kingdom

Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.

Source prices are 20.70x apart.

Market Read

What changed

Marketplaces do not agree

What changed

  • Representative price was roughly flat over seven days.
  • Print-level inventory declined 20.1% over seven days.
  • Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
  • 139 tracked sellers for this print.

Why this matters

Price comparison is the main check here: source prices are far enough apart that exact version, condition, and live listings matter before trusting the displayed market read.

What to verify

  • exact printing and collector number
  • current marketplace listing
  • finish shown by the seller
  • condition bucket
  • whether marketplaces agree today
  • whether the representative price matches the copy being compared

Supply

Supply and condition coverage

Updated Jul 27, 2026
Total print inventory488Deep
Listings178Active print-level listings
Sellers139Deep
NM inventory351Near Mint
LP/SP inventory24Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventory0Moderately/Heavily Played

NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.

Other Printings

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Detailed metricsOpen
Listings178Tracked active listings
Vendors139Distinct tracked sellers
Liquidity Score85.0Deep | 598% spread
Liquidity TierDeep598% spread
Spread598% spreadTightening
Market SensitivityModerate Sensitivity (26/100)How easily this market could move if pressure increases
Inventory Trend-1.2%24h -1.2% | 7d -20.1%
NeoScore66B Tier
Organic Demand57Neutral organic demand
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen

NeoPrice and Pricing Confidence use the existing NeoCardAlpha methodology. CardTrader is the inventory source, TCGplayer is the primary pricing source, and Card Kingdom is validation-only.

NeoCardAlpha may earn a commission from certain marketplace links.

Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.