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Magus of the Arena

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Red. Creature — Human Wizard

four generic manaone red manaone red mana

No. 115What the codes mean

Magus of the Arena

Commander 2013 #115 · Illustrated by Thomas M. Baxa

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Cheapest copy

~$0.16

Non-foil · Planar Chaos #104

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Foil · Planar Chaos #104

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Oracle text

three generic mana, tap this permanent: Tap target creature you control and target creature of an opponent's choice they control. Those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

5/5

The magus still hears the roar of the crowds. They're gone, but the will to compete remains.

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal

All 2 printings of Magus of the Arena

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
Planar Chaos #104
Planar Chaos
plc #104· 2007rare· Cardmarket €0.17 · €0.73 foil
rare$0.16$0.50€0.17€0.73 foil

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Card details

First printed
2007
Printings
2
Mana value
6
EDHREC rank
#25,974 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Fight
Artist
Thomas M. Baxa

What the codes mean

The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2013 card (#115).

115

  • 115Collector 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.

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Rulings (5)

  1. February 1, 2007

    If either target leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability taps the remaining target, but no damage is dealt. If both targets leave the battlefield, the ability doesn't resolve.

  2. February 1, 2007

    If an effect changes the targets of this ability, the second target can be changed to any creature the chosen opponent controls. The choice of opponent can't be changed.

  3. February 1, 2007

    Tapped creatures can be targeted. Tapping them again will do nothing, but they'll still deal damage.

  4. February 1, 2007

    If an effect changes the targets of this ability, the second target can be changed to any creature the chosen opponent controls. The choice of opponent can't be changed.

  5. February 1, 2007

    Magus of the Arena's controller always chooses their creature first.

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