---
name: "Hapless Researcher"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "JUD"
set_name: "Judgment"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "240a349a-79f8-4e11-9a05-a78148e70a62"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hapless-researcher-jud"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hapless Researcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card, then discard a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Research Assistant](/printing/research-assistant-m15.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Alchemist's Apprentice](/printing/alchemists-apprentice-avr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Erratic Visionary](/printing/erratic-visionary-war.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Teferi's Protege](/printing/teferis-protege-m21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Seeker of Insight](/printing/seeker-of-insight-akh.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Judgment (JUD) #42
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`