Frontline Sage
Creature — Human Wizard
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
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: Draw a card, then discard a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #18535
Frontline Sage taps to give a creature you control +1/+1 and flying until end of turn — the kind of effect that makes one attacker slip past a board stall and connect for commander damage. It costs three mana for a 2/2, which is where the deal sours: Rafiq of the Many lists run it because a single unblocked hit can close a game, not because the body or rate is good.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many only needs one creature to connect to turn double strike into a lethal threat, and Frontline Sage gives that creature evasion on demand — if your exalted attacker is already at five power, a free flight activation often ends the turn.
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 |
Frontline Sage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no competitive play in 60-card formats — the rate is too slow for Legacy and Modern, where cheaper, permanent evasion staples exist. In Pauper it's technically available but irrelevant: common-legal tempo decks have no interest in a three-mana 2/2 with a tap ability. Commander is the only home that makes sense, specifically in exalted strategies where Frontline Sage's activation converts one big attacker into an unblockable threat for a turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Frontline Sage is deep bulk — easy to acquire and easy to cut without regret. Bulk commons rarely move off the floor unless a new commander dramatically spikes demand, so there's no reason to expect the price to behave differently here.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.