Name
Poisoner's Apprentice
Mana Cost
Type
Creature — Orc Warlock
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
Infusion — When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -4/-4 until end of turn if you gained life this turn.
Flavor Text
"Does this taste like hemlock to you?"
Power/Toughness
2/2
Number
#92
Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(20/03/2026)
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.
Artist
Kieran Yanner
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