---
name: "Harsh Mentor"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "165"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shreya Shetty"
oracle_id: "168336e2-d795-4b75-bf21-ce128b0dd7b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harsh-mentor-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Harsh Mentor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land on the battlefield, if it isn't a mana ability, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

> *"Fight through it."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Burning-Tree Shaman](/printing/burning-tree-shaman-gpt.md) — Creature — Centaur Shaman
3. [Avalanche of Sector 7](/printing/avalanche-of-sector-7-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rebel
4. [Aether Sting](/printing/aether-sting-uds.md) — Enchantment
5. [Wizened Mentor](/printing/wizened-mentor-drc.md) — Creature — Zombie Cleric
6. [Kaervek the Merciless](/printing/kaervek-the-merciless-arc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #165
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shreya Shetty
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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