Civic Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
: Target creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
, : Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29739
Civic Guildmage exists almost entirely to enable infinite-turn loops — specifically the Wormfang Manta line, where its activated ability exiles and returns a creature to generate the trigger you need. The setup cost is real and the card does nothing outside that specific context, so run it only if you're building toward that combo.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Civic Guildmage sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal — the effect is too narrow and too slow for those formats. Pauper is the only non-Commander format where a dedicated combo build could theoretically house it, but no established archetype wants it there either. In Commander, Civic Guildmage is a pure combo piece: it slots into decks that loop Wormfang Manta or similar blink-trigger engines, and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Wormfang MantaWhisperwood ElementalCivic Guildmage
Infinite turns; Skip your draw steps; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Wormfang MantaMastery of the UnseenCivic Guildmage
Infinite turns; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Civic Guildmage is deep bulk — you'll pay more in shipping than for the card itself. Demand is narrow enough that this price isn't going anywhere, so pick up copies freely without any concern about cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wormfang Manta
- Whisperwood Elemental
- Mastery of the Unseen
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.