Cathartic Adept (ALA-34) is a one-mana blue Creature — Human Wizard from the Shards of Alara expansion. It has a tap ability that causes a target player to mill a card when tapped. As a cheap 1/1 with a recurring mill effect, it can function as an early enabler in mill or tempo-oriented blue decks.

Identity & printing

Name: Cathartic Adept
Number: 34
Rarity: Common
Variant: Normal
Language code: EN

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Rules

{T}: Target player mills a card.

Set, artist & references

Artist: Carl Critchlow
Language: English
Set name: Shards of Alara
Game name: Magic The Gathering

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Cathartic Adept (ALA-34) is a one-mana blue Creature — Human Wizard from the Shards of Alara expansion. It has a tap ability that causes a target player to mill a card when tapped. As a cheap 1/1 with a recurring mill effect, it can function as an early enabler in mill or tempo-oriented blue decks.