---
name: "Dark Tutelage"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M11"
set_name: "Magic 2011"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "James Ryman"
oracle_id: "0c6ce7c9-316b-4171-a8fa-ca26af1eecb7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-tutelage-m11"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dark Tutelage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

> *"É árduo o caminho que leva à glória sublime."
— Sêneca, Epístolas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Confidant](/printing/dark-confidant-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Grim Tutor](/printing/grim-tutor-me3.md) — Sorcery
3. [Cruel Tutor](/printing/cruel-tutor-pz2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Vampiric Tutor](/printing/vampiric-tutor-vis.md) — Instant
5. [Baneful Omen](/printing/baneful-omen-roe.md) — Enchantment
6. [Phyrexian Arena](/printing/phyrexian-arena-fdn.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2011 (M11) #90
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** James Ryman
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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