Magus of the Bazaar
Creature — Human Wizard
: Draw two cards, then discard three cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #13145
Magus of the Bazaar puts Bazaar of Baghdad's discard-two-draw-two engine on a creature body for two mana — the upside is real, the vulnerability is significant. In decks that want cards in the graveyard, like Rielle, the Everwise, the symmetry of the cost flips into pure advantage; everywhere else, you're paying two cards a turn for one card net and hoping your payoffs justify it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
Rielle, the Everwise turns every discard into a free card draw, so Magus of the Bazaar's tap ability goes from a net-negative to a net-positive on the spot — activate once and you've drawn three cards for no mana.
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer casts noncreature spells directly from the graveyard, which means the steady stream of discards from Magus of the Bazaar is effectively a repeatable tutor — pitch what you want to cast next turn, then cast it for free.
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender can cage Magus of the Bazaar to inherit the activated ability on a commander that's naturally harder to remove, turning the discard engine into a recursive outlet that also fuels the graveyard setup Mairsil strategies rely on.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Magus of the Bazaar earns its slot in graveyard-centric builds where discarding is a resource rather than a cost — it's irrelevant in most piles but essential in the right forty or fifty card combinations. Legacy and Vintage players have access to the actual Bazaar of Baghdad, which is a land and therefore harder to interact with; Magus of the Bazaar sees essentially no competitive play in those formats because a creature is a far easier target. Modern has the same problem — paying two mana for a fragile creature that asks you to also discard more cards than you draw is a steep ask in a format with efficient interaction. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus: strong in dedicated discard-matters shells, irrelevant outside them.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Magus of the Bazaar is bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought for any graveyard build that wants it. Given how narrow the card's best homes are, that price is likely to stay flat unless a new discard-matters commander drives a spike in demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.