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Dualcaster Mage

Creature — Human Wizard

Flash
When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2021
Price
$4.77
EDHREC rank
#631
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Dualcaster Mage card art
Dualcaster Mage is a flash creature that copies any instant or sorcery on the stack when it enters — the effect is immediate, the floor is a free extra spell, and the ceiling is an infinite loop with Twinflame. The cost is a 2/2 body that dies to a stiff breeze, but the enter-the-battlefield trigger doesn't care if it survives; Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces takes that baseline and turns it into an engine that runs every single game.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Krark, the ThumblessSakashima of a Thousand Faces

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

63.5% of decks · synergy 0.55

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces appears in over 63% of its decks with Dualcaster Mage because the Mage copies spells Krark keeps bouncing back to hand, creating a self-sustaining loop of value that's nearly impossible to interact with cleanly.

02

Etali, Primal Conqueror

55.2% of decks · synergy 0.51

Etali, Primal Conqueror shows up in over 55% of its decks with Dualcaster Mage as a way to copy the cascade of free spells Etali's attack trigger generates — one extra copy of a stolen Cyclonic Rift frequently ends the game on the spot.

03
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

57.4% of decks · synergy 0.49

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist appears in over 57% of its decks alongside Dualcaster Mage because Inalla's eminence ability creates a free token copy of the Mage the moment it enters, giving you two ETB triggers and doubling the copied spell for a single tap of mana.

04
Ashling, Flame Dancer

Ashling, Flame Dancer

44.1% of decks · synergy 0.35

Ashling, Flame Dancer runs Dualcaster Mage in over 44% of its decks to double the instant and sorcery spells that fuel Ashling's magecraft triggers, accelerating the damage counters that make her a credible kill condition.

05
Fire Lord Azula

Fire Lord Azula

40.7% of decks · synergy 0.32

Fire Lord Azula includes Dualcaster Mage in over 40% of its decks to copy the high-impact instants and sorceries the deck is already casting, turning each copied spell into an additional source of Azula's stun counters and card advantage.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Dualcaster Mage lives — the singleton format's abundance of powerful instants and sorceries means there's almost always a high-value target on the stack, and the flash timing lets it answer spells reactively rather than just greedily copying your own. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but sees essentially no play; the formats move too fast for a three-mana creature that doesn't immediately win the game or stabilize the board, and Snapcaster Mage fills the flash-creature role far more efficiently. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format worth noting: the format's signature spell restriction creates concentrated spell density, and copying signature spells repeatedly is exactly what Dualcaster Mage was built for.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$4.77 cheap tier

At $4.77, Dualcaster Mage sits comfortably in the cheap tier — low enough to be an easy include without budget deliberation, high enough that the market has priced in its combo potential. Given its role in multiple popular combo lines and consistent demand across Wizard tribal and spellslinger builds alike, this price is unlikely to crater.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.