Archmage's Charm

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Archmage's Charm: Instant, Modern Horizons. Choose one - • Counter target spell. • Target player draws two cards. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{U}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Modern Horizons (MH1)
Released
2019-06-14
Collector number
40
Artist
Alayna Danner
Commander rank
1,746 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Archmage's Charm

Archmage's Charm is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Modern Horizons (MH1), a draft-focused set released in June 2019. It is collector number 40 in that set, with art by Alayna Danner. It costs {U}{U}{U} (three blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Breaking News (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Choose one -

• Counter target spell.

• Target player draws two cards.

• Gain control of target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.30 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Archmage's Charm by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Archmage's Charm

Archmage's Charm has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2490Rare2026
Breaking News (OTP) #8Rare2024
Store Championships (SCH) #2Rare2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91233Rare2022
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #166Rare2021
Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #7Rare2021

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Archmage's Charm, newest first.

  • The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
  • If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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