Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 248 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Collector number
- 248
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as Vadrik enters.
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost X mana less to cast, where X is Vadrik's power.
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, put a +1/+1 counter on Vadrik.
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
Vadrik, Astral Archmage was introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. The character serves as an eccentric and powerful human wizard residing on the gothic-horror inspired plane of Innistrad, appearing at a time when the world's natural balance of day and night was disrupted. The card was designed to mechanically represent the manipulation of arcane power, utilizing a day-night cycle synergy that encourages players to time their spells to maximize the wizard's efficiency.
The card was illustrated by artist Anna Christenson, who brought a vibrant, mystical aesthetic to the character. Visually, Vadrik is depicted mid-incantation, surrounded by astral energy that emphasizes his role as a scholar of the celestial heavens. Within the Magic: The Gathering community, the card is frequently cited for its role as a commander in the popular Commander format, where players value its ability to reduce the costs of spells, making it a functional cornerstone for spell-focused deck archetypes.
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