---
name: "Vodalian Arcanist"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tyler Walpole"
oracle_id: "1d07856b-d9ef-418c-bd06-3888dbcaddf4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vodalian-arcanist-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vodalian Arcanist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.

> *El Imperio vodaliano tiende a ser poco tolerante. La académica casta Volshe constituye una excepción, ya que usan la educación como antídoto para la xenofobia.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hydro-Channeler](/printing/hydro-channeler-sos.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Volshe Tideturner](/printing/volshe-tideturner-dmu.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Sea Scryer](/printing/sea-scryer-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Vodalian Mystic](/printing/vodalian-mystic-apc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Vodalian Mage](/printing/vodalian-mage-fem.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Sage of the Unknowable](/printing/sage-of-the-unknowable-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tyler Walpole
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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