Sage of the Beyond: Creature - Spirit Giant, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Spirit Giant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
111
Artist
Cristi Balanescu
Commander rank
4,813 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Sage of the Beyond is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 111 in that set, with art by Cristi Balanescu. It costs {5}{U}{U} (five generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Kaldheim Commander (2021) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.97 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).
Card text
Flying
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost {2} less to cast.
Foretell {4}{U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.97 (as of 2026-11-12).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sage of the Beyond by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Sage of the Beyond has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #6
Rare
2021
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Sage of the Beyond, newest first.
If you're casting a foretold card from exile for its foretell cost, you can't choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player's turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn't an instant (or doesn't have flash), you'll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Sage of the Beyond). The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you're taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the costs of spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand. It can't reduce requirements of a specific color of mana.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.