---
name: "Hurkyl's Prodigy"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "YBRO"
set_name: "Alchemy: The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Artur Nakhodkin"
oracle_id: "6b40ccee-0ff3-4a19-8937-57002f5b0066"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hurkyls-prodigy-ybro"
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"
---

# Hurkyl's Prodigy
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
When Hurkyl's Prodigy enters, create a tapped Powerstone token.
Whenever Hurkyl's Prodigy attacks, you may pay {2}. If you do, Hurkyl's Prodigy can't be blocked this turn and it perpetually gets +2/+0.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ingenious Prodigy](/printing/ingenious-prodigy-woe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest](/printing/shu-yun-the-silent-tempest-frf.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
3. [Vedalken Blademaster](/printing/vedalken-blademaster-kld.md) — Creature — Vedalken Soldier
4. [Incursion Specialist](/printing/incursion-specialist-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Drake Hatcher](/printing/drake-hatcher-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Hunted Phantasm](/printing/hunted-phantasm-rav.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: The Brothers' War (YBRO) #4
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Artur Nakhodkin

## 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`