Wandering Mage

Creature — Human Cleric Wizard

{W}, Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. {U}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target Cleric or Wizard creature this turn. {B}, 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.

Mana cost

Mana value

Printings

From

$2.07

EDHREC rank

#31012

Reserved list

Never reprinted

Buy

Formats

Legacy

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Commander

Legal

Rulings

1 Oct 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.

1 Oct 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.