---
name: "Tester of the Tangential"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Djinn Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Increment"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lorenzo Mastroianni"
oracle_id: "a30a2b96-4a8c-4d18-b276-5005b8aff7ed"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tester-of-the-tangential-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tester of the Tangential
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Djinn Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Increment

## Oracle Text
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {X}. When you do, move X +1/+1 counters from this creature onto another target creature.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #69
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lorenzo Mastroianni
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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