Magic: The Gathering

Orzhov Guildmage

Guildpact 147 • uncommon

Set: Guildpact
Collector number: 147
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: white mana or black mana white mana or black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black · White
Artist: Greg Staples
Market price: $0.16

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Lore

Why it matters

This uncommon creature card represents the specialized mechanical identity of its guild, offering flexible utility through its dual activated abilities. Its presence in the collection highlights the tactical versatility expected of its organization, making it a functional example of the design philosophy found within its set.

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What it does

2 generic mana white mana: Target player gains 1 life.

2 generic mana black mana: Each player loses 1 life.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Orzhov Guildmage was released in 2006 as part of the Guildpact expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a representative of the Orzhov Syndicate—the guild governing the ecclesiastical, banking, and criminal sectors of the city-plane Ravnica—the card embodies the guild's signature blend of white and black mana, which focuses on life-drain mechanics and graveyard manipulation. It was designed to function as a flexible utility creature, allowing players to manipulate life totals through incremental gains and losses, reflecting the guild's philosophy of debt and exploitation.

The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, whose work often leans into high-fantasy realism with a dark, atmospheric edge. For this piece, Staples emphasized the opulent and somewhat morbid aesthetic of the Orzhov, utilizing heavy robes and skeletal motifs to convey the guild's bureaucratic yet sinister nature. Upon release, the Guildmage was well-received by limited-format players for its efficiency and ability to serve as a late-game mana sink, cementing its place as a staple of the Ravnica block's design language.

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