---
name: "Aphetto Runecaster"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SCG"
set_name: "Scourge"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "949eb86a-94b2-4c9f-8040-f4ad8e1a7e33"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aphetto-runecaster-scg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aphetto Runecaster
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever a permanent is turned face up, you may draw a card.

> *« L'ignorant craint le changement, le sage en fait une arme. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Archivist](/printing/archivist-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scourge (SCG) #28
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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