Academy Journeymage
Academy Journeymage: Creature - Human Wizard, Foundations Jumpstart. This spell costs 1 less to cast if you control a Wizard. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 281
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Commander rank
- 21,774 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Academy Journeymage
Academy Journeymage is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 281 in that set, with art by Magali Villeneuve. It costs {4}{U} (four generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Dominaria (2018) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Wizard.
When this creature enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
"We don't choose who comes here. We choose how long they stay."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Academy Journeymage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Academy Journeymage
Academy Journeymage has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #267 | Common | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #DOM-41 | Common | 2019 |
| Dominaria (DOM) #41 | Common | 2018 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Academy Journeymage, newest first.
- If you control more than one Wizard, Academy Journeymage's cost is reduced by only {1}.
- Once you announce that you're casting Academy Journeymage, no player may take other actions until the spell's been paid for. Notably, players can't try to raise the spell's cost by removing your Wizards.
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