---
name: "Akal Pakal, First Among Equals"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Advisor"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos"
collector_number: "44s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "53bfe54e-9b97-4113-97d9-3c5dbc85e7cf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/akal-pakal-first-among-equals-plci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/5

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's end step, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

> *"These lost children of Aclazotz are misguided, but perhaps there can be reconciliation of our ideals without war."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vedalken Archmage](/printing/vedalken-archmage-jmp.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
2. [Ingenious Smith](/printing/ingenious-smith-msc.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
3. [Sarinth Steelseeker](/printing/sarinth-steelseeker-bro.md) — Creature — Human Artificer Scout
4. [Scholar of Stars](/printing/scholar-of-stars-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Fateful Discovery](/printing/fateful-discovery-hob.md) — Enchantment
6. [Elvish Archivist](/printing/elvish-archivist-woe.md) — Creature — Elf Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI) #44s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`