Bugenhagen, Wise Elder

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Bugenhagen, Wise Elder: Legendary Creature - Human Shaman, Final Fantasy Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
1/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)
Released
2025-06-13
Collector number
66
Artist
Racrufi
Commander rank
2,706 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Reach
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Bugenhagen, Wise Elder

Bugenhagen, Wise Elder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green legendary creature from Final Fantasy Commander (FIC), a Commander product released in June 2025. It is collector number 66 in that set, with art by Racrufi. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Final Fantasy Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.70 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Reach

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a creature with power 7 or greater, draw a card.

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

"I've been thinking if there was anything we could do to help a planet already in misery..."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.70 (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 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Bugenhagen, Wise Elder

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #159Rare2025

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Bugenhagen, Wise Elder.

  • Bugenhagen's second ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control a creature with power 7 or greater. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't control a creature with power 7 or greater at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

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