---
name: "Humbling Elder"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Yohann Schepacz"
oracle_id: "013bcab8-e527-4700-82c9-4cb9cb8a4807"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/humbling-elder-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Humbling Elder
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

> *"There is no better way to measure a person's true character than to let them think they're above you."
—Master Xian*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #48
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Yohann Schepacz
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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