Apprentice Sorcerer
Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
: This creature deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #24202
Apprentice Sorcerer taps to deal 1 damage to any target — and that's the whole card. One damage on a tapped creature is among the least efficient effects in the game, and nothing about the package justifies a roster slot.
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 |
Apprentice Sorcerer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, one damage per turn cycle on a fragile creature that telegraphs itself by needing to tap is not a meaningful threat or answer. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full card pool, which means there is no world where Apprentice Sorcerer competes for a slot. It is the kind of card that exists in the format by default, not by merit.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Apprentice Sorcerer is deep bulk — the kind of price that reflects near-zero demand rather than accessibility. The price holds in the sense that it can't really fall further, but there is no meaningful reason to expect it to rise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.