---
name: "Mana Sculpt"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PSOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Promos"
collector_number: "57p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "35e2f82e-7ca3-4a92-9134-b7999eef5337"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mana-sculpt-psos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mana Sculpt
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. If you control a Wizard, add an amount of {C} equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell at the beginning of your next main phase.

> *The harder a foe strikes, the stronger a Dragonsguard's defenses become.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wizard's Retort](/printing/wizards-retort-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Ixidor's Will](/printing/ixidors-will-ons.md) — Instant
4. [Patron Wizard](/printing/patron-wizard-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Sage's Dousing](/printing/sages-dousing-mor.md) — Kindred Instant — Wizard
6. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #57p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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