---
name: "Manic Scribe"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Delirium", "Mill"]
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "211"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "d2ef475d-6043-4da8-83f0-dffa76052707"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/manic-scribe-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Manic Scribe
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Delirium, Mill

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, each opponent mills three cards.
Delirium — At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, that player mills three cards.

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6. [Shifting Woodland](/printing/shifting-woodland-mh3.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #211
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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