Balmor, Battlemage Captain

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Balmor, Battlemage Captain: Legendary Creature - Bird Wizard, Foundations. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{U}{R}
Mana value
2
Type
Legendary Creature - Bird Wizard
Colour identity
Blue and red (UR)
Power / toughness
1/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations (FDN)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
237
Artist
Bram Sels
Commander rank
2,130 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Balmor, Battlemage Captain

Balmor, Battlemage Captain is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and red legendary creature from Foundations (FDN), a core set released in November 2024. It is collector number 237 in that set, with art by Bram Sels. It costs {U}{R} (one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Foundations (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

"Even the most hardened armies are ill-equipped to defend against an onslaught from the sky."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Balmor, Battlemage Captain by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Balmor, Battlemage Captain

Balmor, Battlemage Captain has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #DMU-196Uncommon2026
Dominaria United (DMU) #196Uncommon2022
Dominaria United (DMU) #295Uncommon2022
Dominaria United (DMU) #336Uncommon2022

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Balmor, Battlemage Captain, newest first.

  • Balmor's last ability affects only creatures you control at the time it resolves, including Balmor itself. Creatures you begin to control later in the turn or noncreature permanents that become creatures later won't get the bonus.
  • Balmor'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.

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