Clever Lumimancer
Creature — Human Wizard
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #18883
Clever Lumimancer is a one-mana 0/1 that becomes a one-shot kill the moment you pair it with Chain of Smog — the loop triggers magecraft indefinitely, pumping it to lethal in a single turn. The cost is running a card that does nothing without support, but the payoff is a two-card combo that wins on the spot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Clever Lumimancer is a dedicated combo piece rather than a value card — it slots into magecraft or storm-adjacent shells that can assemble the Chain of Smog loop reliably, and it's irrelevant outside that context. In Modern and Legacy, it competes in prowess and storm strategies where spell density is high enough to make the magecraft trigger genuinely threatening without the infinite line. Pioneer has the card legal but lacks the shell to make it sing. Vintage has the raw power density to trigger it repeatedly, though dedicated combo decks there have faster options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Chain of SmogClever Lumimancer
Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Chain of AcidClever Lumimancer
Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Clever Lumimancer is deep bulk — you're paying nothing for a card that wins games on the spot in the right shell. That price is unlikely to move unless a new infinite magecraft shell emerges and drives sudden demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.