Meddling Mage
Planeshift 116 • rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 116
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $36.48
What it does
As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name.
Spells with the chosen name can't be cast.
Meddling mages chant so loudly that no one can get a spell in edgewise.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlBanned
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Meddling Mage was released in 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a unique reward for Chris Pikula, the winner of the 2000 Magic Invitational tournament. As part of his prize, Pikula was granted the opportunity to work with the game’s design team to create a card that featured his own likeness, a tradition established during the early years of the tournament to honor professional players.
The card was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early artists. The design focuses on the concept of 'naming' a card to prevent it from being played, reflecting Pikula's reputation as a skilled control player. Mechanically, the card became a cornerstone of competitive play due to its efficiency and disruptive utility, remaining a relevant fixture in various tournament formats for decades after its debut.
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