---
name: "Reckless Scholar"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "604aded2-64c2-4474-b5b7-8c83e0e3fe76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reckless-scholar-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Reckless Scholar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target player draws a card, then discards a card.

> *Progress comes at a price.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #168
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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