Pensive Professor

Secrets of Strixhaven #63

Type: Creature — Human Wizard

Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}

Card text: 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.

P/T: 0/2

Rarity: rare

Artist: Billy Christian

""To the patient mind, no problem is unsolvable.""

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.65 USD · $0.72 USD (Foil) · €0.47 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Pensive Professor in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Textbook Tabulator

Creature — Frog Wizard

Textbook Tabulator also has Increment, and casting spells that grow both creatures creates card advantage as Pensive Professor draws cards whenever it gets counters.

Hungry Graffalon

Creature — Giraffe

Hungry Graffalon has Increment and reach, and building a deck with multiple Increment creatures means your spells efficiently grow your board while Pensive Professor draws cards.

Quick Study

Instant

Quick Study is a cheap instant that draws cards, helping you find more spells to cast while potentially triggering Pensive Professor's Increment if you cast higher-cost spells afterward.

uncommon

Tester of the Tangential

Creature — Djinn Wizard

Tester of the Tangential has Increment and can move counters to other creatures, letting you redistribute counters from Pensive Professor while still getting the card draw trigger.

rare

Berta, Wise Extrapolator

Creature — Frog Druid

Berta has Increment and adds mana whenever counters are placed on it, creating a powerful engine with Pensive Professor where casting spells grows both creatures, draws cards, and generates mana.

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