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◇ Catalog #30

Archmage of Runes

fdn·#30·rare·foil

Illus. Kai Carpenter

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Nov '24

1 yr ago

Value

$4.85+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.98 · low $3.63

NM$3.85

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.56–$4.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.99low $0.02range 19850.0%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,057 · Common include

Variants

Foil$3.85

Nonfoil$3.13

Gameplay

Creature — Giant Wizard

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

He's so intent on his study that others think him frozen in place.

3/6

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2024-11-08wotc

Archmage of Runes's first ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that spell.

2024-11-08wotc

Archmage of Runes's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.

2024-11-08wotc

Archmage of Runes's first ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay to cast instant and sorcery spells.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.85. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $3.99 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FDN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #30 of *Foundations*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2024 Foundations release.

Card type: Creature — Giant Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,057 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kai Carpenter. Rarix catalogs 130 other cards credited to this artist.