---
name: "Musician"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Drew Tucker"
oracle_id: "0d6e9468-adb2-4feb-87cf-9113db8717b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/musician-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Musician
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
{T}: Put a music counter on target creature. If it doesn't have "At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay {1} for each music counter on it," it gains that ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Survivor of the Unseen](/printing/survivor-of-the-unseen-csp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Mwonvuli Ooze](/printing/mwonvuli-ooze-wth.md) — Creature — Ooze
3. [Kjeldoran Javelineer](/printing/kjeldoran-javelineer-csp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Krovikan Whispers](/printing/krovikan-whispers-csp.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Mana Chains](/printing/mana-chains-wth.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #85
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Drew Tucker
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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