---
name: "Hope Estheim"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Mill"]
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "541"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shiyu"
oracle_id: "187a110c-032a-42e1-be2d-3cfaaa9495f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hope-estheim-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hope Estheim
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Mill

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent mills X cards, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Seed of Hope](/printing/seed-of-hope-mom.md) — Instant
2. [Koma's Faithful](/printing/komas-faithful-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Cleric
3. [Scarblade Scout](/printing/scarblade-scout-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
4. [Shanna, Purifying Blade](/printing/shanna-purifying-blade-pdmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Cathartic Adept](/printing/cathartic-adept-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Duskmantle Guildmage](/printing/duskmantle-guildmage-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #541
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shiyu
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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