Pensive Professor 
Creature — Human Wizard
🏷️ Card draw
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.) Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card.
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Legality snapshot
standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
💡 Standard legal because this card is from Secrets of Strixhaven, released 2026-04-24, and the set is Standard legal.
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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 66d47940-84f9-4479-8562-45e5148435d4
Oracle ID: 4b8736e2-fc41-4a25-bb6c-7351afc40981
TCGplayer ID: 686605
📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence
Standard Decks21%
Avg. Copies2.9
Sideboard Share8%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Blue Tempo (60%)Azorius Control (16%)Dimir Midrange (24%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
12th Place at Standard Open (A. Mengucci)July 4, 2026
Top 4 at Standard Challenge 32-Player (R. Duke)July 5, 2026
12th Place at Arena Championship Qualifier (G. Nassif)June 20, 2026
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (K. Budde)June 27, 2026
Prints & prices
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Secrets of Strixhaven
English | 2026-04-24
USD $0.94Foil $0.92
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
English | 2026-04-24
USD $0.68Foil $1.39
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