---
name: "Ertai, Wizard Adept"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "EXO"
set_name: "Exodus"
collector_number: "33"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "f2902dfd-888f-4b02-b8ad-1056f0059fc3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ertai-wizard-adept-exo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ertai, Wizard Adept
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{2}{U}{U}, {T}: Counter target spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ertai, the Corrupted](/printing/ertai-the-corrupted-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard
2. [Patron Wizard](/printing/patron-wizard-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Daring Apprentice](/printing/daring-apprentice-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Vodalian Mage](/printing/vodalian-mage-fem.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
6. [Mana Sculpt](/printing/mana-sculpt-psos.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Exodus (EXO) #33
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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