---
name: "Head of the Class"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Kithkin Cleric"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Repartee"]
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nia Kovalevski"
oracle_id: "a3fd924a-2317-45ec-9ad0-b01383ef9f1b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/head-of-the-class-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Head of the Class
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Kithkin Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Repartee

## Oracle Text
The first spell you cast during each of your turns that targets a creature costs {W}{B} less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay.
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, this creature perpetually gets +1/+1.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lecturing Scornmage](/printing/lecturing-scornmage-sos.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
2. [Ballyrush Banneret](/printing/ballyrush-banneret-mor.md) — Creature — Kithkin Soldier
3. [Battlefield Thaumaturge](/printing/battlefield-thaumaturge-jou.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Valeria Richards, Precocious](/printing/valeria-richards-precocious-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero
5. [Shadow in the Warp](/printing/shadow-in-the-warp-40k.md) — Enchantment
6. [Eager First-Year](/printing/eager-first-year-stx.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #21
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nia Kovalevski

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