---
name: "Cunning Advisor"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Advisor"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Gao Jianzhang"
oracle_id: "b80b6dd3-320b-4304-8073-f74c54e9a8fe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cunning-advisor-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cunning Advisor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target opponent discards a card. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

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3. [Scepter of Fugue](/printing/scepter-of-fugue-con.md) — Artifact
4. [Zuran Enchanter](/printing/zuran-enchanter-ice.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Cunning Lethemancer](/printing/cunning-lethemancer-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Cinderhaze Wretch](/printing/cinderhaze-wretch-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #72
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Gao Jianzhang
- **Total Printings:** 4 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`