---
name: "Patron Wizard"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1002"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "2d70b4fe-7aaf-4ffd-920c-023b44707e1f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patron-wizard-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Patron Wizard
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

> *„Achte immer auf die Schatten der alten Meister. Sie waren vor dir da und werden noch lange nach dir da sein."
—Aus Donatos gesammelten Weisheiten*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ertai, Wizard Adept](/printing/ertai-wizard-adept-exo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Daring Apprentice](/printing/daring-apprentice-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Wizard's Retort](/printing/wizards-retort-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Disruptive Student](/printing/disruptive-student-brb.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Ixidor's Will](/printing/ixidors-will-ons.md) — Instant
6. [Mana Sculpt](/printing/mana-sculpt-psos.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1002
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`