Cornered by Black Mages
Cornered by Black Mages: Sorcery, Final Fantasy. Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Final Fantasy (FIN)
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Collector number
- 93
- Artist
- Smirtouille
- Commander rank
- 3,152 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cornered by Black Mages
Cornered by Black Mages is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black sorcery from Final Fantasy (FIN), an expansion set released in June 2025. It is collector number 93 in that set, with art by Smirtouille. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. Final Fantasy is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent."
"Kuja called them black mages, dark spawn of the mist." -The Soulcage
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Cornered by Black Mages by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Cornered by Black Mages.
- The Wizard token's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.