Elite Spellbinder
Strixhaven: School of Mages 289 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 289
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way costs 2 generic mana more to cast.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elite Spellbinder was introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Strixhaven: School of Mages, a top-down design themed around a magical university. It is a creature card representing a student within the Silverquill College, which emphasizes the intersection of magic and persuasive rhetoric. The card's mechanics were designed to mirror this theme by temporarily removing a card from an opponent's hand and taxing its future casting cost, simulating the act of silencing or debating an opponent.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Ryan Pancoast, who captured the aesthetic of a high-fantasy academic environment. His depiction of the Spellbinder focuses on the character's focused, authoritative posture, conveying the disciplined nature of the Silverquill mages. Upon release, the card saw significant competitive play across multiple formats, particularly in Standard and Pioneer, where its ability to disrupt opponents' early game strategies made it a staple for white-based control and midrange decks.
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