Printings
Archmage of Runes
Card Information
Type: Creature — Giant Wizard
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Foundations (FDN)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 30
Oracle Text
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- November 8, 2024
Archmage of Runes's first ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that spell.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
Archmage of Runes's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
Archmage of Runes's first ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay to cast instant and sorcery spells.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.