---
name: "Magus of the Scroll"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "992df446-75a1-4174-9fde-9a912d332172"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magus-of-the-scroll-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Magus of the Scroll
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{3}, {T}: Choose a card name, then reveal a card at random from your hand. If that card has the chosen name, this creature deals 2 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cursed Scroll](/printing/cursed-scroll-wc98.md) — Artifact
2. [Vexing Arcanix](/printing/vexing-arcanix-8ed.md) — Artifact
3. [Mage il-Vec](/printing/mage-il-vec-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Planeswalker's Fury](/printing/planeswalkers-fury-pls.md) — Enchantment
5. [Denied!](/printing/denied-ugl.md) — Instant
6. [Cinder Seer](/printing/cinder-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #169
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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