---
name: "Swiftspear's Teachings"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "YTDM"
set_name: "Alchemy: Tarkir"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eli Minaya"
oracle_id: "c3f27547-d1bf-4fdd-bafa-66abab071d92"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swiftspears-teachings-ytdm"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Swiftspear's Teachings
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
You get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, it gains your choice of prowess or haste."
Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Monastery Swiftspear](/printing/monastery-swiftspear-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Monk
2. [Stormcatch Mentor](/printing/stormcatch-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Otter Wizard
3. [Burst of Speed](/printing/burst-of-speed-m10.md) — Sorcery
4. [Expedite](/printing/expedite-bbd.md) — Instant
5. [Uncanny Speed](/printing/uncanny-speed-avr.md) — Instant
6. [Accelerate](/printing/accelerate-tor.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Tarkir (YTDM) #14
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eli Minaya

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