---
name: "Melancholic Poet"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Bard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Repartee"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Elizabeth Peiró"
oracle_id: "37731c49-1238-4e0e-8993-204e36c1f4ee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/melancholic-poet-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Melancholic Poet
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Repartee

## Oracle Text
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

> *„Wir zelebrieren unseren Kummer, denn er erinnert uns an den wahren Wert des Lebens."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lecturing Scornmage](/printing/lecturing-scornmage-sos.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
2. [Conciliator's Duelist](/printing/conciliators-duelist-sos.md) — Creature — Kor Warlock
3. [Rehearsed Debater](/printing/rehearsed-debater-sos.md) — Creature — Djinn Bard
4. [Stirring Hopesinger](/printing/stirring-hopesinger-sos.md) — Creature — Bird Bard
5. [Snooping Page](/printing/snooping-page-sos.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Witherbloom Apprentice](/printing/witherbloom-apprentice-plst.md) — Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #90
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Elizabeth Peiró
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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