Mage Duel
~$0.14 low · ~$0.26 high
Green. Sorcery
Strixhaven: School of Mages #137 · Illustrated by Randy Vargas
Strixhaven: School of Mages #137 · Illustrated by Randy VargasWhat is Mage Duel worth?
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Oracle text
This spell costs less to cast if you've cast another instant or sorcery spell this turn.
Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. Then it fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
"Remember the rules. No spells to the face!"
Format legality
The only printing of Mage Duel
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #137· 2021common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.05 foil | common | $0.14 | $0.26 | €0.06€0.05 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #22,286 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Fight
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#137).
137 · STX · C · EN
- 137Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- STXSet code for Strixhaven: School of Mages
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
2021-04-16
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you’re paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mage Duel). Mage Duel’s mana value is always 3, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2021-04-16
If the creature you control is an illegal target as Mage Duel tries to resolve, that creature won’t get +1/+2. If that creature is a legal target, but the one you don’t control isn’t, your creature will still get +1/+2. In both cases, no fight will happen and no creature will deal or be dealt damage.
2021-04-16
You can’t cast Mage Duel unless you choose both a creature you control and a creature you don’t control as targets.
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