Thornscape Battlemage
~$0.07 low · ~$23.99 high
Green. Creature — Elf Wizard
Modern Masters 2017 #142 · Illustrated by Matt Cavotta
Modern Masters 2017 #142 · Illustrated by Matt CavottaWhat is Thornscape Battlemage worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
and/or 
(You may pay an additional and/or as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target.
When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its kicker, destroy target artifact.
2/2
Format legality
All 7 printings of Thornscape Battlemage
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #MM3-142· 2019uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11 | uncommon | $0.16 | No foil printing | €0.11 | |
 Modern Masters 2017 mm3 #142· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.22 foil | uncommon | $0.07 | $0.28 | €0.06€0.22 foil | |
 Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition dde #42· 2010uncommon· Cardmarket €0.07 | uncommon | $0.10 | No foil printing | €0.07 | |
 Time Spiral Timeshifted tsb #87· 2006Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.74 foil | special | $0.21 | $3.03 | €0.19€0.74 foil | |
 World Championship Decks 2002 wc02 #bk94sb· 2002Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €0.73 | uncommon | $1.05 | No foil printing | €0.73 | |
 World Championship Decks 2001 wc01 #jt94· 2001Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €0.88 | uncommon | $0.99 | No foil printing | €0.88 | |
 Planeshift pls #94· 2001uncommon· Cardmarket €0.32 · €11.63 foil | uncommon | $0.33 | $23.99 | €0.32€11.63 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2001
- Printings
- 7
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #29,487 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
Rulings (10)
2017-03-14
You choose whether to kick a spell as you cast it, and you pay that much along with the spell's mana cost at the same time. Kicking a spell is always optional.
2017-03-14
Kicker costs don't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
2017-03-14
You can pay any particular kicker cost only once. You can't pay it multiple times to get multiples of either triggered ability.
2017-03-14
If Thornscape Battlemage is put onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability, there's no opportunity to kick it.
2024-11-08
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
2024-11-08
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-11-08
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
2024-11-08
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
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