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◇ Catalog #188

Archmage Emeritus

soc·#188·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Caio Monteiro

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$1.75+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.78 · low $0.71

NM$0.75

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.69–$0.79modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.54low $0.13range 1084.6%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

Nonfoil$0.75

Gameplay

Creature — Human Wizard

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

Some emeritus professors return from their wanderings periodically to share tales of the mystical wonders of Arcavios.

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 $0.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.13 and $1.54 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes 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 #188 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven 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 Caio Monteiro. Rarix catalogs 311 other cards credited to this artist.