Mysidian Elder
Mysidian Elder: Creature - Human Wizard, Final Fantasy. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Final Fantasy (FIN)
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Collector number
- 145
- Artist
- David Astruga
- Commander rank
- 4,366 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Mysidian Elder
Mysidian Elder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red creature from Final Fantasy (FIN), an expansion set released in June 2025. It is collector number 145 in that set, with art by David Astruga. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. 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 $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this creature enters, create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent."
"Perhaps this is a test and you must prove yourself worthy."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Mysidian Elder 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 Mysidian Elder.
- 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 creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.