---
name: "Lecturing Scornmage"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Repartee"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "29c23fd7-0ac4-46af-8ecd-92b726575252"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lecturing-scornmage-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lecturing Scornmage
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Repartee

## Oracle Text
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *"Mi aspettavo di meglio da te."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rehearsed Debater](/printing/rehearsed-debater-sos.md) — Creature — Djinn Bard
2. [Melancholic Poet](/printing/melancholic-poet-sos.md) — Creature — Elf Bard
3. [Conciliator's Duelist](/printing/conciliators-duelist-sos.md) — Creature — Kor Warlock
4. [Snooping Page](/printing/snooping-page-sos.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Scolding Administrator](/printing/scolding-administrator-sos.md) — Creature — Dwarf Cleric
6. [Silverquill Apprentice](/printing/silverquill-apprentice-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #87
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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