Ah, I see what you had in mind here.

Still think it would be cooler if you could have target player draw the two. And yeah, the stats are fine with this ability.

I'm considering an alternate version that's simply “Spells you cast cost less”, and possibly “: Add or to your mana pool.”. My feelings are that she's supposed to be brilliant; all things are just a little easy for her to understand. Also, neither she not the wizards connected to Soradyne Laboratories should be directly invested in combat. They're engineers, naturalists, and research nerds.

I've heard some concerns about using Aricus as a universal "familiar" (i.e. Stormscape Familiar ). I see where he's coming from, but for the moment I disagree. However, if this feels off to others, I will acquiesce to that logic.

Simple argument from my side is that it's a short, sweet, easily understood idea flashy enough for a Mythic Legendary creature who should probably also be a "Chase Card / Prerelease Card".

I like your alternate version better, because this version is so similar to Edric, Spymaster of Trest.
Did you know that Wizards isn't giving out mythic rares as prerelease cards anymore?

Hmmmmmm, Recycle/Null Profusion on a dude is kinda saucy, but I don't quite feel it best demonstrates "the most brilliant scientist in the land", and the secondary ability just feels tacked on, even if it has a sort of sensible inclusion insofar as it gets the chain moving.

What if you got to play every turn as though it were your turn? Like Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, but less about control and more about being simply THAT smart:

Aricus Pinn
­
Creature - Super Genius
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may put a land from your hand onto the battlefield.
You may cast spells any time you could cast an instant.
1/3

That's one of those ideas where I read it and went, "that's cool!". Then I thought about it and went, "when was the last time anyone played that blue ley line?".

It sounds good on paper, but really it just makes you play everything just as their turn ends, with Explore tacked on.

Now if it was blended with Arcane Laboratory...

Right, I'm just trying to say: do a top-down thing here, instead of just Recycle on a dude.

Something ridiculous like:

If an opponent would draw a card, that player reveals the top card of his or her library instead. If it's a nonland card, you may pay . If you do, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Because, you know, she's so smart that she thinks of everything first. But anyway, you've got crazier ideas on some of your uncommons. This is a poor place to just rock the staple gun.

As much as I like the current idea, I had a notion of an 'Employer' or 'Head of Department'.

1, tap two Wizards you control: draw a card. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, untap all Wizards you control.

My thinking here is that as head of Soradyne Research, she's going to be able to use the minions out there to gather more information as well as inspire them to go further.

Houlding's version seems ugly and unpleasant in this respect: if it does what I think it does, you're stealing the opponent's draw. That is the kind of card that will create a hell of a lot of ill will as there are few things as maddening as not being able to play your own deck.

Having had that happen to me-repeatedly- I can tell you: it's aggravating beyond words.

Dan, I'm not actually suggesting that he do the things I was putting forward, just trying to demonstrate that this is an opportunity to go above and beyond.

­Azami, Lady of Scrolls with a built-in Seedborn Muse is flavorful, but does it really demonstrate the character's intelligence? Why is she making her minions do everything?

I'm coming around to Dan's proposal — I'd seen it before via email — but it means she does nothing on her own. Is it fair for her to make Wizard tokens also?

Great leaders don't make anyone do things, they empower them. She's both empowering them AND learning from them. And as a wizard, she can tap herself when she EIBs so it's not like she's doing it alone.

Cadmus is already the loner and Pinn, via story, becomes isolated. As the head of the Division though, wouldn't she be working with everyone to make better products? Even geniuses work within structures and with people-Jobs, Gates, Einstein, as awesome as they may have been, they didn't do it all by themselves.

Tribal cards quickly become over the top powerful and ones that let you draw are even crazier.

But, if we want to demonstrate Pinn's isolation, give her Should. At 1/3, the stats aren't out of hand and it can show that while she works with others, she's still alone at the top.

What she makes little Wizard-helper robots and has a Greater Good ability for Wizards? (As though she can disassemble them for profit.)

­: Put a 2/2 colorless Wizard Construct creature token onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice a Wizard: Draw cards equal to its toughness.

That way she's like Harmonize/Concentrate if she's target for removal before you can untap. Value?

Feels G/B to me, mostly green. I think the idea that her wizard tokens are constructs is clever; that’s pretty flavorful when she’s the head of a gadget-making company.

How about this:

Draw a card at the beginning of each upkeep. Your maximum hand size is increased by the number of wizards you control. Wizards you control have: Add or to your mana pool.

Part 1: She’s really smart/clever/observant Part 2: She benefits from having a team Part 3: She empowers her team to make leaps and bounds

Alternately, I could see dropping part 1 and modifying part 3 to add a pay, tap, draw to all wizards.

Actually, I’m starting to like that a lot. New current design!

That looks like a bit of a mess, and I'm really not sold on increasing hand size in increments.

Is it important that she's granting the abilities to others?

The shine is coming off for me too.

Okay, we'll try this: Recycle, but modified to not look exactly like Recycle, and built so there's less need to throttle it. It makes your wizards matter, but still works with just her. Not a "Game Over" on turn four, but strong enough to use as an engine.

Another turn on this would be that whenever a spell was cast (excludes land being played) you check the CMC and draw, but I like the fact that the new-and-current version rewards you for consistent land drops, as that clearly is green.

Simplify further!

Whenever a Wizard ETBs, draw cards equal to the number of Wizards you control?

or oh wait

Play with the top card of your library revealed.
Whenever you cast a spell with the same converted mana cost as the top card of your library, you may cast the top card of your library without paying its mana cost.

See: Future Sight, Counterbalance, Oracle of Mul Daya, Mul Daya Channelers

Well now you’re just getting crazy.

On that note, I think there’s probably something there for Fezzit & Dyble.

No, I think there's something there.

"Whenever you cast a spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's CMC is equal to the number of wizards you control you may play that spell without paying it's mana cost. If you don't, put that card on the bottom of your library."

What if you just add "creature" in the trigger? It would look like a Neo-Momir Vig:

Aricus Pinn
GGUU
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
You play with the top card of your library revealed.
Whenever you cast a creature spell with the same converted mana cost as the top card of your library, you may cast the top card of your library without paying its mana cost.
1/3

Or with Scry!?!

Aricus Pinn
GGUU
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Scry 3.
Whenever you cast a creature spell with the same converted mana cost as the top card of your library, you may cast the top card of your library without paying its mana cost.
1/3