Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus: Creature - Human Wizard, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 188
- Artist
- Caio Monteiro
- Keywords
- Magecraft
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About Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 188 in that set, with art by Caio Monteiro. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from The List (2020) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.16 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Magecraft - Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Some emeritus professors return from their wanderings periodically to share tales of the mystical wonders of Arcavios.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.16 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Archmage Emeritus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus has been printed in 9 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #150 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #261 | Rare | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #145 | Rare | 2025 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #90 | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #STX-37 | Rare | 2023 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90016 | Rare | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90018 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #37p | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #37s | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #295 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #37 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #377 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Archmage Emeritus, newest first.
- If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.
- If an effect creates multiple copies of an instant or sorcery spell, magecraft abilities trigger once for each copy created by the effect.
- Each magecraft ability has a different effect, although they all have the same trigger condition, whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell.
- Some effects instruct you to copy an instant or sorcery card in a zone other than the stack. These copies do not cause magecraft abilities to trigger. However, most effects that do this also allow you to cast the copy, and casting the copy will cause magecraft abilities to trigger.
Similar cards
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