Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Legendary Creature — Human Spellshaper
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, Discard two cards: Return X target creatures to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #23307
Alexi, Zephyr Mage bounces any number of permanents at instant speed by discarding cards of the right types — a repeatable, scalable disruption engine stapled to a 3/3 body. The cost is real: you're paying mana plus cards from hand, which makes her punishing in low-hand-size situations and powerful only when you have redundant or recursive fuel.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Alexi, Zephyr Mage earns her keep — the format's slower pace and emphasis on board states mean a repeatable bounce effect at instant speed can completely stall a table. She fits naturally as a 99 inclusion in blue discard-matters or spellslinger builds, and as a commander herself she rewards hand-refill engines that keep the discard cost from becoming a tempo loss. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but irrelevant — the formats move too fast for a five-mana 3/3 with a conditional activation to matter. Oathbreaker is a theoretical fit but too niche to optimize around.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Alexi, Zephyr Mage is firmly bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. The price is stable; there's no pressure driving it up, but a Commander precon featuring discard synergies could move copies quickly given how few foils or premium printings exist.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.