---
name: "Ardent Elementalist"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MID"
set_name: "Innistrad: Midnight Hunt"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Miguel Mercado"
oracle_id: "1edd4f50-05ee-43e0-a288-c26666910c8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ardent-elementalist-mid"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ardent Elementalist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

> *Während die Morgenlicht-Hexen ihre Magie auf Natur und Gemeinschaft fokussieren, sind andere Hexenzirkel mit Teufeln im Bunde und verdrehen die Elemente nach ihrem Willen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Living Lightning](/printing/living-lightning-2x2.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman
2. [Archaeomancer](/printing/archaeomancer-plst.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Zealous Lorecaster](/printing/zealous-lorecaster-sos.md) — Creature — Giant Sorcerer
4. [Izzet Chronarch](/printing/izzet-chronarch-cmd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Eternal Witness](/printing/eternal-witness-mma.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Auramancer](/printing/auramancer-prm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #128
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Miguel Mercado
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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