---
name: "How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy"
mana_cost: "{U/R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "CMB1"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019"
collector_number: "93"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Van Essen"
oracle_id: "c73df59d-60e5-4541-81d9-5481cf2343bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/how-to-keep-an-izzet-mage-busy-cmb1"
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"
---

# How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eye of Nowhere](/printing/eye-of-nowhere-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
2. [Sage's Knowledge](/printing/sages-knowledge-ptk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Izzet Chronarch](/printing/izzet-chronarch-cmd.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Unsubstantiate](/printing/unsubstantiate-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Regress](/printing/regress-roe.md) — Instant
6. [Relearn](/printing/relearn-6ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 (CMB1) #93
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Van Essen
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

## 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`