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    Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor

    Creature — Vampire Warlock // Sorcery

    Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor

    Illustrated by Jodie Muir

    EDHREC Rank #3,284
    This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) At the beginning of your end step, if two or more creatures died this turn, this creature becomes prepared. // Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

    Rulings (16)

    As an effect causes a creature with a prepare spell to become prepared (including effects that state that a creature "enters prepared"), that creature's controller creates a copy of that creature's prepare spell in exile. That copy remains in exile for as long as that permanent is on the battlefield and is prepared. That creature's controller may cast that copy as long as it remains in exile. As they cast it, that creature stops being prepared.

    Mar 20, 2026

    While copies of spells in zones other than the stack cease to exist when state-based actions are checked, this does not apply to copies of prepare spells in exile that were created as a creature became prepared.

    Mar 20, 2026

    If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose the alternative prepare spell's name. Consider only the alternative characteristics to determine whether that is an appropriate name to choose.

    Mar 20, 2026

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Printings (3)

    Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor — Secrets of Strixhaven
    SOS#80$10.69
    Secrets of Strixhaven
    Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor — Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
    PSOS#80p$13.68
    Secrets of Strixhaven Promos