Trophy Mage
Trophy Mage: Creature - Human Wizard, Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU)
- Released
- 2018-04-06
- Collector number
- 42
- Artist
- Anna Steinbauer
- Commander rank
- 2,273 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Trophy Mage
Trophy Mage is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU), a Duel Decks release released in April 2018. It is collector number 42 in that set, with art by Anna Steinbauer. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to Kaladesh Remastered (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"The tools of the past will help us forge the future."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.81 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Trophy Mage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Trophy Mage
Trophy Mage has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #71 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #63003 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) #48 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #48 | Uncommon | 2017 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Trophy Mage.
- Trophy Mage's ability finds an artifact card with mana value exactly 3.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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