Dimir Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard
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: Target player draws a card. Activate only as a sorcery.: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20663
Dimir Guildmage offers two activated abilities — hand disruption and targeted draw — both usable at instant speed for two mana each, repeatable as long as you have mana to spend. The cost is that neither ability is efficient enough to justify a card slot unless you're building around mana sinks or specifically need a colorless-mana outlet that generates value in Dimir colors.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dimir Guildmage is a fringe role-player — the repeatable discard is genuinely powerful in longer games when opponents are topdecking, but two mana per activation is slow against the format's explosive turns. Pauper is where Dimir Guildmage has seen the most competitive relevance, appearing in Dimir control lists that can reliably sink mana and grind through attrition over many turns. In Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't compete — the power level required to justify a two-mana creature with no immediate impact is far beyond what those formats demand. Modern is technically legal but practically irrelevant; far more efficient discard and draw options exist at the same mana investment.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Dimir Guildmage is a bulk rare that typically sits well under a dollar, and given its narrow competitive application, there's no pressure to buy in at any particular time. Pick one up whenever you're already placing an order — it's not a card you need to chase.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.