---
name: "Novice Dissector"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Troll Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mads Ahm"
oracle_id: "d5d6a41e-84bd-4b10-9734-50d91d523d2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/novice-dissector-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Novice Dissector
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Troll Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *„Der Professor sagte, ich soll zuerst die Giftdrüsen herausnehmen, dann den Säurebeutel. Als Nächstes das … Fiep-Organ?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armor Thrull](/printing/armor-thrull-fem.md) — Creature — Thrull
2. [Unburied Earthcarver](/printing/unburied-earthcarver-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Harvester Troll](/printing/harvester-troll-ogw.md) — Creature — Troll
4. [Phyrexian Broodlings](/printing/phyrexian-broodlings-ulg.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Minion
5. [Hungry Ghoul](/printing/hungry-ghoul-fdn.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Malevolent Noble](/printing/malevolent-noble-eld.md) — Creature — Human Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mads Ahm
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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