Prodigal Sorcerer
Fifth Edition 112 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 112
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
tap: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Occasionally members of the Institute of Arcane Study acquire a taste for worldly pleasures. Seldom do they have trouble finding employment.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Prodigal Sorcerer first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, quickly becoming one of the most recognizable creatures in the game. Known colloquially as 'Tim' by long-term players, the card introduced a repeatable damage-dealing ability that proved highly efficient in early control strategies. Its design, characterized by the iconic illustration by Douglas Shuler, depicts a lone wizard, embodying the quintessential blue-aligned archetype of the time.
The Fifth Edition version, released in 1997, maintained the original artwork while shifting the card to the classic, simplified frame used during that era of the game's growth. As one of the most reprinted commons in early Magic history, this iteration serves as a bridge between the game's experimental infancy and its transition into a standardized, worldwide phenomenon. While the card's competitive viability has fluctuated over the decades due to power creep, it remains a foundational piece of card design that defined the utility creature category.
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