---
name: "Nightscape Apprentice"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrew Goldhawk"
oracle_id: "429de3c3-3f2e-4d55-a04a-f414912aff3a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nightscape-apprentice-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nightscape Apprentice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.
{R}, {T}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sunscape Apprentice](/printing/sunscape-apprentice-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Nightscape Master](/printing/nightscape-master-inv.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
3. [Shadow Guildmage](/printing/shadow-guildmage-wc97.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Civic Guildmage](/printing/civic-guildmage-mir.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Shaper Guildmage](/printing/shaper-guildmage-mir.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Thornscape Apprentice](/printing/thornscape-apprentice-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #112
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrew Goldhawk
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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