---
name: "Enlightened Ascetic"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Cat Monk"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "James Zapata"
oracle_id: "8fe257e5-b54a-4e56-8040-d2eaa0bb0a6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/enlightened-ascetic-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Enlightened Ascetic
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Cat Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may destroy target enchantment.

> *„Ich kritisiere die Götter nicht. Ich kritisiere ihre Autorität, ihre Engherzigkeit und ihre Arroganz."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** James Zapata
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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