---
name: "Fervent Paincaster"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Exert"]
set: "AKR"
set_name: "Amonkhet Remastered"
collector_number: "153"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "1d569df1-23cf-4e01-8ef9-a1a8b815f11e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fervent-paincaster-akr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Fervent Paincaster
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Exert

## Oracle Text
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
{T}, Exert this creature: It deals 1 damage to target creature. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #153
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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