---
name: "Cruel Tutor"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "65797"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "d9353eb6-c7e7-4d85-a0c2-32b1d091881a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-tutor-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cruel Tutor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

> *The more you pay for the lesson, the better you'll remember it.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grim Tutor](/printing/grim-tutor-me3.md) — Sorcery
2. [Vampiric Tutor](/printing/vampiric-tutor-vis.md) — Instant
3. [Diabolic Tutor](/printing/diabolic-tutor-kld.md) — Sorcery
4. [Demonic Tutor](/printing/demonic-tutor-30a.md) — Sorcery
5. [Imperial Seal](/printing/imperial-seal-2x2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rhystic Tutor](/printing/rhystic-tutor-pcy.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65797
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`