Jushi Apprentice // Tomoya the Revealer
Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
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: Draw a card. If you have nine or more cards in hand, flip this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #18460
Jushi Apprentice // Tomoya the Revealer turns spare mana and a full grip into card advantage, then flips into a repeatable draw engine once you've proven you can hold seven cards. The setup cost is real — you need both mana and a stocked hand on your upkeep — but the payoff scales with every spell you cast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jushi Apprentice // Tomoya the Revealer earns its slot in spell-heavy blue decks that naturally hold large hands — once flipped, Tomoya converts mana into draws at a rate that compounds quickly over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, it's outclassed by faster draw engines, but a dedicated Magus-of-the-Future-style build could theoretically exploit the flip condition. Modern sees it as fringe at best; the two-turn setup and reliance on a full grip are too slow for a format that ends by turn four. It's legal in Oathbreaker, where the smaller life totals and focused game plans make the flip condition harder to achieve before the game is already decided — Commander remains its best home by a wide margin.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Jushi Apprentice // Tomoya the Revealer sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card with narrow constructed applications and modest Commander inclusion. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a new commander pushes flip-creature synergies into the spotlight, so pick it up for the cheap slot it is and move on.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.