---
name: "Vedalken Anatomist"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "7719fd5d-c9dc-49b8-87b4-24f7d42af62f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vedalken-anatomist-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vedalken Anatomist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{2}{U}, {T}: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. You may tap or untap that creature.

> *"Specimen 211 examination report. Observation: graft sublimation incomplete. Result: death. Prepare specimen 212."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vedalken Mesmerist](/printing/vedalken-mesmerist-rvr.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
2. [Azorius Guildmage](/printing/azorius-guildmage-rvr.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
3. [Stonybrook Angler](/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Essence Capture](/printing/essence-capture-rna.md) — Instant
5. [Gnarled Effigy](/printing/gnarled-effigy-shm.md) — Artifact
6. [Filigree Sages](/printing/filigree-sages-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #36
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`