League Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
: Draw a card.
, : Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control with mana value X. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18574
League Guildmage's second ability copies an instant you control for two mana, turning a single Dramatic Reversal into a storm-level chain — that's the reason it sees play. The cost is running a two-mana do-nothing in an era of one-mana accelerants, but the ceiling on the copy ability is high enough to justify the slot in the right shell.
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 |
League Guildmage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's Commander where it actually shows up. Competitive and high-powered Commander lists use it as a combo enabler — copy loops with instant-speed mana generation can produce infinite mana or infinite spell triggers before anyone can respond. In Modern and Pioneer, two mana for a 2/2 with a conditional activated ability doesn't compete with the raw efficiency of the format's threats and interaction. Legacy and Vintage have access to more broken lines with fewer moving parts, so League Guildmage is outclassed there entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, League Guildmage is deep bulk — a card you pick up as an afterthought or pull from a bulk bin. That price is stable because demand is narrow: it sees play in specific combo Commander lists and almost nowhere else, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.