Wandering Mage (Alliances) - Gatherer

Wandering Mage

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 2.686 / 5 (35 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Wandering Mage

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Human Cleric Wizard

Card Text:

, Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target Cleric or Wizard creature this turn.

, Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target player or planeswalker this turn.

P/T:

0 / 3

Expansion:

Alliances

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Artist:

Pete Venters

Rulings

10/1/2009	The second ability checks that the targeted creature is a Cleric or Wizard only at the time the ability is activated and at the time it resolves. It doesn't check at the time the damage is actually prevented.
10/1/2009	If you activate Wandering Mage's third ability, you put the -1/-1 counter on a creature you control as a cost. That means it happens when you activate the ability, not when it resolves. If paying the cost causes the only creature you control to have 0 toughness, it's put into the graveyard before you can pay the cost again.