Magic: The Gathering · Secrets of Strixhaven · Uncommon
Poisoner's Apprentice
Creature — Orc Warlock
$0.17
Market price
$0.15
Foil
1
Public deck
Rules Text
Infusion — When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -4/-4 until end of turn if you gained life this turn.
"Does this taste like hemlock to you?"
Card Facts
Mana value
3
Power / Toughness
2 / 2
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#24,341
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Legality
Alchemy
LegalBrawl
LegalCommander
LegalCompetitive Brawl
LegalDuel Commander
LegalFuture
LegalGladiator
LegalHistoric
LegalLegacy
LegalModern
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPioneer
LegalStandard
LegalStandard Brawl
LegalTimeless
LegalTLR
LegalVintage
LegalOld School
Not legalPauper
Not legalPauper Commander
Not legalPenny Dreadful
Not legalPreDH
Not legalPremodern
Not legalRulings
- Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
The infusion ability will trigger when Poisoner's Apprentice enters regardless of whether you've gained life this turn, and you'll choose a target. As that ability resolves, it will check to see if you've gained life this turn. If you have, the target creature will get -4/-4 until end of turn.
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1 public deck runs Poisoner's Apprentice.
