Aziza, Mage Tower Captain
Legendary Creature — Djinn Sorcerer
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may tap three untapped creatures you control. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #16507
Aziza, Mage Tower Captain turns every instant or sorcery you cast into a body on the board — that kind of incidental token generation on a three-mana creature is real, compounding value. The cost is that she does nothing alone; she needs a spell-heavy shell to justify the slot, and in fair games she's a 2/3 that draws removal before she ever pays off.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Extus, Oriq Overlord
Extus, Oriq Overlord is built around casting and recurring spells from the graveyard, which means Aziza, Mage Tower Captain is generating tokens almost every turn cycle — that's a token army as a byproduct of doing what the deck already wants to do.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Aziza, Mage Tower Captain slots cleanly into any Jeskai or Grixis spellslinger build where you're already casting multiple instants and sorceries per round, turning the deck's normal gameplan into a board-state engine. Outside Commander, the competition is brutal — Modern and Pioneer have efficient threats that demand immediate impact, and a 2/3 that makes tokens when you cast spells can't keep pace with the rate of purpose-built token makers or combo payoffs at the same mana cost. Legacy and Vintage are simply too fast; Aziza reads as a win-more card in any context where games end on turn three. Standard is the most viable non-Commander home if a dedicated spellslinger deck emerges in the format, but even there she's a role-player, not a cornerstone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Aziza, Mage Tower Captain sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card with a narrow but real use case. Bulk rares with clear Commander homes tend to stay in this range unless a deck archetype spikes in popularity, so pick it up cheap if the shell fits — there's no premium to pay and no urgency to wait.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Extus, Oriq Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.