---
name: "Ith, High Arcanist"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Suspend"]
set: "TSR"
set_name: "Time Spiral Remastered"
collector_number: "255"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "eb933723-b879-44c8-bbc8-d8c84ce5ab12"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ith-high-arcanist-tsr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ith, High Arcanist
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Suspend

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.
Suspend 4—{W}{U}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serra Paladin](/printing/serra-paladin-5ed.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Azorius Knight-Arbiter](/printing/azorius-knight-arbiter-rna.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Energy Arc](/printing/energy-arc-me1.md) — Instant
4. [Maze of Ith](/printing/maze-of-ith-dmr.md) — Land
5. [Militant Monk](/printing/militant-monk-tor.md) — Creature — Human Monk Cleric
6. [Sentinel of the Eternal Watch](/printing/sentinel-of-the-eternal-watch-ori.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #255
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-07-01)* In a Commander game where this card is your commander, you cannot suspend it from the Command zone.
- *(2021-03-19)* Ith's ability can target an untapped attacking creature. It will still prevent any combat damage dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.
- *(2021-03-19)* The creature isn't removed from combat; it just has its damage prevented. It's still an attacking creature until the combat phase is complete.
- *(2021-03-19)* You can activate Ith's ability targeting an attacking creature you control during the combat damage step or the end of combat step. It'll untap and the damage it had already dealt won't be undone.
- *(2024-02-02)* When the last time counter is removed, the second triggered ability of suspend (the one that lets you cast the card) triggers. It doesn't matter why the last time counter was removed or what effect removed it.
- *(2024-02-02)* If the first triggered ability of suspend (the one that removes time counters) is countered, no time counter is removed. The ability will trigger again at the beginning of the card's owner's next upkeep.