---
name: "Champion of Wits"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Snake Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Eternalize"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "116"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Even Amundsen"
oracle_id: "3fd8ba0c-75ec-43ea-8706-f71e6cf1d236"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/champion-of-wits-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Champion of Wits
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Eternalize

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards.
Eternalize {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sinuous Striker](/printing/sinuous-striker-hou.md) — Creature — Snake Warrior
2. [Sunscourge Champion](/printing/sunscourge-champion-akr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Elite Instructor](/printing/elite-instructor-thb.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Seeker of Insight](/printing/seeker-of-insight-akh.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Merchant of Secrets](/printing/merchant-of-secrets-c17.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Azami, Lady of Scrolls](/printing/azami-lady-of-scrolls-c17.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #116
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Even Amundsen
- **Total Printings:** 49 across all historical editions

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