---
name: "Novice Occultist"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MID"
set_name: "Innistrad: Midnight Hunt"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zara Alfonso"
oracle_id: "e51f5b41-5465-4b1d-b96a-544762657ca5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/novice-occultist-mid"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Novice Occultist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

> *Überall in Gaven, in verschlossenen Schlafzimmern und verriegelten Scheunen, suchen die Jungen nach den Antworten, die die Älteren ihnen nicht geben konnten.*

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5. [Cursebound Witch](/printing/cursebound-witch-ymid.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Death Cultist](/printing/death-cultist-roe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #117
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zara Alfonso
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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