---
name: "Deranged Assistant"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "2X2"
set_name: "Double Masters 2022"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "9e1b0034-bd2c-4412-8d81-db3306c8814f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deranged-assistant-2x2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deranged Assistant
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
{T}, Mill a card: Add {C}. (Activate only as an instant. To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

> *「嘎耳，把泥浆机调一下。嘎耳，再搬几具尸体来。嘎耳，别哭了，把你的脑组织给我。如果他一直这么粗鲁，我就不干了。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cathartic Adept](/printing/cathartic-adept-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Millikin](/printing/millikin-ody.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Vedalken Entrancer](/printing/vedalken-entrancer-jmp.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [Merfolk Mesmerist](/printing/merfolk-mesmerist-m12.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Manic Scribe](/printing/manic-scribe-j21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Molt Tender](/printing/molt-tender-dft.md) — Creature — Insect Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

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