---
name: "Drowner Initiate"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "common"
artist: "E. M. Gist"
oracle_id: "19a4010f-f5bf-48be-a1d7-eacc3bbeeb59"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drowner-initiate-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Drowner Initiate
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, target player mills two cards.

> *Nichts genießt ein Merrow mehr, als das zu ertränken, was er nicht haben kann.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drowner of Secrets](/printing/drowner-of-secrets-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Merfolk Mesmerist](/printing/merfolk-mesmerist-m12.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Drowned Secrets](/printing/drowned-secrets-pgrn.md) — Enchantment
4. [Towering-Wave Mystic](/printing/towering-wave-mystic-jmp.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Sage's Row Denizen](/printing/sages-row-denizen-gtc.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
6. [Merrow Witsniper](/printing/merrow-witsniper-mor.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #36
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** E. M. Gist
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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