---
name: "Qarsi Deceiver"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Snake Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "e12681cc-c66e-4dac-882c-bd8638a2e12c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/qarsi-deceiver-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Qarsi Deceiver
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast a face-down creature spell, pay a mana cost to turn a manifested creature face up, or pay a morph cost. (A megamorph cost is a morph cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Silumgar Spell-Eater](/printing/silumgar-spell-eater-dtk.md) — Creature — Snake Wizard
2. [Weaver of Lies](/printing/weaver-of-lies-lgn.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Master of the Veil](/printing/master-of-the-veil-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Voidmage Apprentice](/printing/voidmage-apprentice-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Kheru Spellsnatcher](/printing/kheru-spellsnatcher-ktk.md) — Creature — Snake Wizard
6. [Mischievous Quanar](/printing/mischievous-quanar-scg.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #71
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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