---
name: "Overeager Apprentice"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Minion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DVD"
set_name: "Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ray Lago"
oracle_id: "3ea71eed-e1ae-4e28-a4f5-44ff115949f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/overeager-apprentice-dvd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Overeager Apprentice
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
Discard a card, Sacrifice this creature: Add {B}{B}{B}.

> *Slow and steady may not always win the race, but at least it doesn't end up splattered on the walls.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bog Witch](/printing/bog-witch-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
2. [Initiates of the Ebon Hand](/printing/initiates-of-the-ebon-hand-fem.md) — Creature — Cleric
3. [Alchemist's Apprentice](/printing/alchemists-apprentice-avr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Disciple of Griselbrand](/printing/disciple-of-griselbrand-isd.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Cabal Trainee](/printing/cabal-trainee-jud.md) — Creature — Human Minion
6. [Mercenary Knight](/printing/mercenary-knight-por.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic (DVD) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ray Lago
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`