---
name: "Elemental Expressionist"
mana_cost: "{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Orc Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Magecraft"]
set: "PSTX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos"
collector_number: "181p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "dfc45c58-821c-42f3-ab48-05b912748bdf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elemental-expressionist-pstx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elemental Expressionist
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Magecraft

## Oracle Text
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, choose target creature you control. Until end of turn, it gains "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else" and "When this creature is put into exile, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token." (Each instance of that ability triggers separately.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nivmagus Elemental](/printing/nivmagus-elemental-rtr.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Champion of the Path](/printing/champion-of-the-path-pecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
3. [Arcane Artisan](/printing/arcane-artisan-bbd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Elite Arcanist](/printing/elite-arcanist-m14.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Norin and Feldon](/printing/norin-and-feldon-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Artificer
6. [Rootha, Mastering the Moment](/printing/rootha-mastering-the-moment-soc.md) — Legendary Creature — Orc Sorcerer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #181p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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