Galepowder Mage

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Galepowder Mage: Creature - Kithkin Wizard, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Kithkin Wizard
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)
Released
2022-06-10
Collector number
694
Artist
Jeremy Jarvis
Commander rank
13,494 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Galepowder Mage

Galepowder Mage is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB), a draft-focused set released in June 2022. It is collector number 694 in that set, with art by Jeremy Jarvis. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Whenever this creature attacks, exile another target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 Galepowder Mage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Galepowder Mage

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

PrintingRarityYear
Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth (DDI) #12Rare2012
Lorwyn (LRW) #15Rare2007

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Galepowder Mage, newest first.

  • Galepowder Mage's ability can target a creature controlled by any player. It's not optional.
  • If Galepowder Mage is the only creature on the battlefield when it attacks, its ability has no effect.
  • The exiled card will be returned to the battlefield at the beginning of the end step even if Galepowder Mage is no longer on the battlefield at that time.

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