Nullmage Advocate
Creature — Insect Druid
: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Price
- $2.52
- EDHREC rank
- #15796
Nullmage Advocate destroys any artifact or enchantment at instant speed for free — the cost is handing an opponent two cards from their graveyard, which in most metas is a real price. It earns a slot when your deck actively benefits from opponents having full graveyards or when the removal target is threatening enough to justify the gift.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Nullmage Advocate has the most room to breathe — four opponents means full graveyards are nearly guaranteed, so the activation cost is rarely prohibitive, and repeatable artifact or enchantment removal on a body is genuinely useful. In Pauper it competes in a creature-heavy format where the graveyard refuel matters more, and the common slot is tight enough that only dedicated stax or graveyard-hate strategies want it. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient answers, so Nullmage Advocate doesn't make the cut there except in the narrowest casual builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$2.52 cheap tier
At $2.52, Nullmage Advocate sits at the low end of the cheap tier — fair for a narrow utility creature with a real downside. It's not a card that's likely to spike, so buy it if you need it and don't overthink the price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.