---
name: "Alchemist's Assistant"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Monkey"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Renew"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eelis Kyttanen"
oracle_id: "2844d274-cb60-46c1-a73b-e763c633e496"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alchemists-assistant-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Alchemist's Assistant
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Monkey
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Renew

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
Renew — {1}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a lifelink counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *„Hüte dich vor dem Mandrill. Er erkennt Diebe auf den ersten Blick."
—Aushang an Lu Fens Apotheke*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unbreakable Bond](/printing/unbreakable-bond-iko.md) — Sorcery
2. [Alchemist's Gift](/printing/alchemists-gift-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Metamorphosis Fanatic](/printing/metamorphosis-fanatic-dsc.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Soulfire Grand Master](/printing/soulfire-grand-master-pfrf.md) — Creature — Human Monk
5. [Sibsig's Artisan](/printing/sibsigs-artisan-ytdm.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Jukai Naturalist](/printing/jukai-naturalist-cmm.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Monk

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #71
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eelis Kyttanen
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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