---
name: "Merfolk Thaumaturgist"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "PLC-56"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "1220e11f-aab0-459b-ae3f-b095aad37294"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merfolk-thaumaturgist-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Merfolk Thaumaturgist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

> *"Blasted fishtails! It's not enough that they meddle with my head, but they twist my body as well."
—Tahngarth of the *Weatherlight**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Transmutation](/printing/transmutation-leg.md) — Instant
2. [Dwarven Thaumaturgist](/printing/dwarven-thaumaturgist-wth.md) — Creature — Dwarf Shaman
3. [Twisted Image](/printing/twisted-image-a25.md) — Instant
4. [Stonybrook Angler](/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [About Face](/printing/about-face-ulg.md) — Instant
6. [Inside Out](/printing/inside-out-eve.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #PLC-56
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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