Tenured Inkcaster

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Tenured Inkcaster: Creature - Vampire Warlock, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
149
Artist
Jake Murray
Commander rank
13,811 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Tenured Inkcaster

Tenured Inkcaster is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 149 in that set, with art by Jake Murray. It costs {4}{B} (four generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"Ah, another future archmage for my collection."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (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 Tenured Inkcaster by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Tenured Inkcaster

Tenured Inkcaster has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #88Uncommon2021

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