wotc
The second ability checks that the targeted creature is a Cleric or Wizard only at the time the ability is activated and at the time it resolves. It doesn’t check at the time the damage is actually prevented.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #111
Wandering Mage
all·#111·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Pete Venters
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$3.87+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $2.87 · low $2.87
Volatility · stable
USD$2.87EUR€0.97
NM$2.87
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #29,989 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
Creature — Human Cleric Wizard
{W}, Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
{U}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target Cleric or Wizard creature this turn.
{B}, Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target player or planeswalker this turn.
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
If you activate Wandering Mage’s third ability, you put the -1/-1 counter on a creature you control as a cost. That means it happens when you activate the ability, not when it resolves. If paying the cost causes the only creature you control to have 0 toughness, it’s put into the graveyard before you can pay the cost again.
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