---
name: "Research Assistant"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "30399525-ab58-4ed0-8d87-3decb0dd4862"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/research-assistant-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{3}{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

> *縱是見多識廣的魔法師，在聽到某些字詞時仍不免膽戰心驚。其中最主要的是「糟糕」。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hapless Researcher](/printing/hapless-researcher-jud.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Teferi's Protege](/printing/teferis-protege-m21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Seeker of Insight](/printing/seeker-of-insight-akh.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Erratic Visionary](/printing/erratic-visionary-war.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Facet Reader](/printing/facet-reader-iko.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #77
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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