---
name: "Venser, Shaper Savant"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "TSR"
set_name: "Time Spiral Remastered"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Aleksi Briclot"
oracle_id: "0f41cefc-d6ff-4db7-ba35-502b7e081de1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/venser-shaper-savant-tsr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Venser, Shaper Savant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Venser enters, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.

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3. [Vedalken Mastermind](/printing/vedalken-mastermind-10e.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [Vedalken Aethermage](/printing/vedalken-aethermage-fut.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
5. [Venser, the Sojourner](/printing/venser-the-sojourner-ddi.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Venser
6. [Mizzium Meddler](/printing/mizzium-meddler-ori.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #96
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Aleksi Briclot
- **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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2017-03-14)* If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.
- *(2021-03-19)* If Venser's triggered ability targets a spell cast with flashback, that spell will be exiled instead of returning to its owner's hand.
- *(2021-03-19)* If a copy of a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action. It can't be recast.
- *(2021-03-19)* If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works even against a spell that can't be countered.