---
name: "Blade Instructor"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Mentor"]
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "77cff683-013c-4568-8ae0-f86ef0590fe1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blade-instructor-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blade Instructor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Mentor

## Oracle Text
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)

> *「よく見なさい。死と勝利の境目は、あなたの刃よりも薄いのよ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Boros Challenger](/printing/boros-challenger-grn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Wojek Bodyguard](/printing/wojek-bodyguard-clu.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Ordruun Mentor](/printing/ordruun-mentor-clu.md) — Creature — Minotaur Soldier
4. [Goblin Banneret](/printing/goblin-banneret-grn.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
5. [Truefire Captain](/printing/truefire-captain-grn.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Danny Pink](/printing/danny-pink-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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