Archmage of Runes
Archmage of Runes: Creature - Giant Wizard, Foundations. Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost 1 less to cast. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Giant Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations (FDN)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 30
- Artist
- Kai Carpenter
- Commander rank
- 978 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Archmage of Runes
Archmage of Runes is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Foundations (FDN), a core set released in November 2024. It is collector number 30 in that set, with art by Kai Carpenter. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/6 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.92 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
He's so intent on his study that others think him frozen in place.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.92 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Archmage of Runes by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Archmage of Runes
Archmage of Runes has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #304 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #372 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #450 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations Promos (PFDN) #30s | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Archmage of Runes, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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