Spectacle Mage
Strixhaven: School of Mages 235 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 235
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Caroline Gariba
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Flying
Instant and sorcery spells you cast with mana value 5 or greater cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
"It would be a crime to withhold my light from the world."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spectacle Mage was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the multiversal academic institution of Strixhaven University, the card represents a student aligned with the Prismari college, which emphasizes the fusion of elemental magic and artistic expression. The card was designed to mechanically support the set's focus on instant and sorcery spells, serving as a utility creature that reduces the casting cost of such spells for players utilizing the blue and red color identity.
The artwork for Spectacle Mage was created by illustrator Bryan Sola. The visual direction sought to capture the flamboyant and volatile nature of Prismari mages, depicting the subject mid-performance as they weave raw energy into a spectacle. Upon release, the card was well-received by players in the Limited and Commander formats for its efficiency and thematic cohesion, effectively communicating the creative, showy aesthetic of the Prismari mages through both its visual design and its functional gameplay role.
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