Wandering Mage

Creature — Human Cleric Wizard

{W} , Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

{U} : Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target Cleric or Wizard creature this turn.

{B} , Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target player or planeswalker this turn.

0/3

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Oct 22, 2026

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Legality

LegalCommander Not legalStandard Not legalModern LegalPremodern LegalLegacy LegalVintage Not legalBrawl Not legalPioneer

LegalOathbreaker

Not legalPauper Not legalHistoric

Not legalTimeless

Rulings

Oct 1, 2009

The second ability checks that the targeted creature is a Cleric or Wizard only at the time the ability is activated and at the time it resolves. It doesn’t check at the time the damage is actually prevented.

Oct 1, 2009

If you activate Wandering Mage’s third ability, you put the -1/-1 counter on a creature you control as a cost. That means it happens when you activate the ability, not when it resolves. If paying the cost causes the only creature you control to have 0 toughness, it’s put into the graveyard before you can pay the cost again.