---
name: "Elite Arcanist"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M14"
set_name: "Magic 2014"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "James Zapata"
oracle_id: "5bc3c4e2-087d-4255-a576-0b17ed1e8c3f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elite-arcanist-m14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elite Arcanist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand.
{X}, {T}: Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. X is the mana value of the exiled card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arcane Artisan](/printing/arcane-artisan-bbd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Arcane Savant](/printing/arcane-savant-cn2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Massimo, the Magician](/printing/massimo-the-magician-mbc.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Wizard
4. [Arcane Proxy](/printing/arcane-proxy-pbro.md) — Artifact Creature — Wizard
5. [Elite Spellbinder](/printing/elite-spellbinder-pstx.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [League Guildmage](/printing/league-guildmage-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2014 (M14) #54
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** James Zapata
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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