Blade Historian
Blade Historian: Creature - Human Cleric, Strixhaven: School of Mages. Attacking creatures you control have double strike. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Human Cleric
- Colour identity
- White and red (WR)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Collector number
- 165
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Commander rank
- 2,720 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Blade Historian
Blade Historian is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red creature from Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX), an expansion set released in April 2021. It is collector number 165 in that set, with art by Cristi Balanescu. It costs {R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W} to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Attacking creatures you control have double strike.
"So you see, the reckless battle strategy of the Kathorran orcs was effective, but ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword. As did their double-edged swords."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.40 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Blade Historian 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 Blade Historian
Blade Historian has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90212 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #165p | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #165s | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #334 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Blade Historian.
- If Blade Historian leaves the battlefield after first-strike combat damage has been dealt but before regular combat damage (perhaps because it attacked and was destroyed by first-strike combat damage), attacking creatures you control will lose double strike. A creature without double strike won’t deal regular combat damage if it already dealt first-strike damage that turn.
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