Mage's Guile
~$0.22 low · ~$3.91 high
Blue. Instant
Onslaught #91 · Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Onslaught #91 · Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.What is Mage's Guile worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Target creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
"Next time, don't bother."
Format legality
The only printing of Mage's Guile
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Onslaught ons #91· 2002common· Cardmarket €0.15 · €1.85 foil | common | $0.22 | $3.91 | €0.15€1.85 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2002
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #15,993 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Cycling
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Onslaught card (#91).
91
- 91Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Mage's Guile, read from the Onslaught printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Mage's Guile. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Edward P. Beard, Jr.. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Onslaught. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 91 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr., after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- CyclingCR 702.29
- Pay the cost and discard it from your hand to draw a card. Typecycling searches for a card of that type instead.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2008-10-01
Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
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