Sage's Dousing
~$0.30 low · ~$1.61 high
Blue. Kindred Instant — Wizard
Morningtide #48 · Illustrated by Richard Sardinha
Morningtide #48 · Illustrated by Richard SardinhaWhat is Sage's Dousing worth?
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Oracle text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
. If you control a Wizard, draw a card.
"Curse these merrows and their meddling! Since coming near the river, I can't so much as sneeze without being soaked." —Ashling the Pilgrim
Format legality
The only printing of Sage's Dousing
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morningtide mor #48· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €0.21 · €1.10 foil | uncommon | $0.30 | $1.61 | €0.21€1.10 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #19,277 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Richard Sardinha
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Morningtide card (#48).
48
- 48Collector 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 Sage's Dousing, read from the Morningtide printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Sage's Dousing. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Kindred and Instant are the card types. Wizard is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Richard Sardinha. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Morningtide. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 48 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Richard Sardinha, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (4)
2008-04-01
If you control a Wizard, you draw a card regardless of whether the targeted spell was countered or
was paid.2024-06-07
Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
2024-06-07
This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
2024-06-07
While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
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