---
name: "Obsessive Collector"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Seek", "Ward"]
set: "YMID"
set_name: "Alchemy: Innistrad"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Reiko Murakami"
oracle_id: "294f4c23-d046-4f9d-81ad-446a9b09d75b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/obsessive-collector-ymid"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Obsessive Collector
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Seek, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying, ward {2}
Whenever Obsessive Collector deals combat damage to a player, seek a card with mana value equal to the number of cards in your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wayward Soul](/printing/wayward-soul-exo.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Cackling Observer](/printing/cackling-observer-ymkm.md) — Creature — Imp
3. [A-Vega, the Watcher](/printing/a-vega-the-watcher-khm.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit
4. [Curiosity Crafter](/printing/curiosity-crafter-c21.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
5. [Sphinx of Clear Skies](/printing/sphinx-of-clear-skies-dmu.md) — Creature — Sphinx
6. [Sibilant Spirit](/printing/sibilant-spirit-ice.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Innistrad (YMID) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Reiko Murakami

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