---
name: "Skill Borrower"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shelly Wan"
oracle_id: "9e862e4a-254d-4d39-b2cf-4beed6db761f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skill-borrower-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
As long as the top card of your library is an artifact or creature card, this creature has all activated abilities of that card. (If any of the abilities use that card's name, use this creature's name instead.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Magus of the Future](/printing/magus-of-the-future-tsr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer](/printing/johann-apprentice-sorcerer-woe.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
3. [Artful Looter](/printing/artful-looter-unh.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Archivist](/printing/archivist-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Architects of Will](/printing/architects-of-will-arc.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Scholar of Stars](/printing/scholar-of-stars-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #56
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shelly Wan
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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