---
name: "Cathartic Adept"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "44d30168-8203-4a8e-a11f-b4a068231e55"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cathartic-adept-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cathartic Adept
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target player mills a card.

> *«Забудь. Только так меж боли и страха появится место для надежды».*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deranged Assistant](/printing/deranged-assistant-uma.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Vedalken Entrancer](/printing/vedalken-entrancer-jmp.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
3. [Merfolk Mesmerist](/printing/merfolk-mesmerist-m12.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Ambassador Laquatus](/printing/ambassador-laquatus-tor.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Pelargir Survivor](/printing/pelargir-survivor-ltr.md) — Creature — Human Peasant
6. [Towering-Wave Mystic](/printing/towering-wave-mystic-jmp.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #34
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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