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◇ Catalog #261

Archmage Emeritus

fic·#261·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Josephine Chang

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Jun '25

1 yr ago

Value

$1.40+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.45 · low $1.32

NM$1.40

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.29–$1.48modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.78low $0.04range 4350.0%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #259 · Popular pick

Variants

Foil$1.78

Nonfoil$1.40

Gameplay

Creature — Human Wizard

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

"If you are ever to become a capable astrologian, you must believe in the path laid out before you, and in your power to read it, follow it, and ultimately control it." —Leveva Heavensreader

2/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2021-04-16wotc

Each magecraft ability has a different effect, although they all have the same trigger condition, whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell.

2021-04-16wotc

If an effect creates multiple copies of an instant or sorcery spell, magecraft abilities trigger once for each copy created by the effect.

2021-04-16wotc

If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.

2021-04-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.40. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $1.78 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FIC — 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 #261 of *Final Fantasy Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2025 Final Fantasy Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Human Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Magecraft.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #259 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Josephine Chang. Rarix catalogs 23 other cards credited to this artist.