---
name: "Stick, Fearless Mentor"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Monk Hero"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "706"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Wayne Wu"
oracle_id: "e7bd3882-a0f2-4706-80e7-1d3ec455801f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stick-fearless-mentor-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stick, Fearless Mentor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Monk Hero
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Whenever a source you control deals damage to you, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn. This ability triggers only once each turn.

> *"Every strength was a weakness once. Don't you ever forget it."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Daredevil, Fearless Fighter](/printing/daredevil-fearless-fighter-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
2. [Ash Zealot](/printing/ash-zealot-pio.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Syr Carah, the Bold](/printing/syr-carah-the-bold-eld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Practiced Scrollsmith](/printing/practiced-scrollsmith-sos.md) — Creature — Dwarf Cleric
5. [Disciple of the Old Ways](/printing/disciple-of-the-old-ways-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Granger Guildmage](/printing/granger-guildmage-mir.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #706
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Wayne Wu
- **Total Printings:** 4 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`