---
name: "Elemental Mascot"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Bird"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance", "Opus"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "185"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Justyna Dura"
oracle_id: "882f30e4-4ce1-4581-8d2d-d763aa13befe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elemental-mascot-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elemental Mascot
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance, Opus

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance
Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until the end of your next turn.

> *Es steigt in der Gegenwart von wahrer Schönheit in die Lüfte.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phoenix of Iteration](/printing/phoenix-of-iteration-ysos.md) — Creature — Elemental Phoenix
2. [Spectacular Skywhale](/printing/spectacular-skywhale-sos.md) — Creature — Elemental Whale
3. [Aven Wind Mage](/printing/aven-wind-mage-m19.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
4. [Stormwing Entity](/printing/stormwing-entity-m21.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Gwaihir the Windlord](/printing/gwaihir-the-windlord-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Noble
6. [Bloodwater Entity](/printing/bloodwater-entity-hou.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #185
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Justyna Dura
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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