Test of Conviction

Test of Conviction

Sorcery

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

Mana cost: {1}{W}

How we read this card

Battle Stations — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

on-cast — puts a counter on it

Begin Negotiations — Target opponent draws a card. You draw two cards.

on-cast — draws you 1 card

on-cast — draws you 2 cards

Causes: you face a dilemma, put a counter on a creature, draw a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

When Test of Conviction poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

When a creature gets a counter thanks to Test of Conviction:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  6. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  7. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card
  9. Knight of Wundagore — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — puts a counter on a permanent

31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

When Test of Conviction is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

  1. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Niv-Mizzet, Parun deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Temmet, Naktamun's Will gives +1/+1
  3. Aether Syphon — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Aether Syphon mills a card
  4. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted — When a permanent makes a player draw a card thanks to Test of Conviction, Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted deals 1 damage
  5. The Locust God — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, The Locust God makes a token
  6. Starving Revenant — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Starving Revenant makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Diviner's Wand — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Diviner's Wand gets +1/+1
  8. Ominous Seas — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Ominous Seas puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  9. Dream Trawler — When Test of Conviction makes a player draw a card, Dream Trawler gets +1/+0
  10. Orcish Bowmasters — When a permanent makes a player draw a card thanks to Test of Conviction, Orcish Bowmasters deals 1 damage

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Test of Conviction, All Will Be One deals that much damage

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Test of Conviction is one).

When Test of Conviction is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.