Qasali Pridemage
Creature — Cat Wizard
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2010
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4890
Qasali Pridemage is a two-mana 2/2 that passively pumps your entire team and can sacrifice itself to blow up any artifact or enchantment — that's two relevant effects on one card slot. Rafiq of the Many decks run it because exalted stacks and free removal on a creature body is exactly what a voltron deck wants.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many is an exalted commander, and every exalted trigger stacks — Qasali Pridemage contributes to that count while doubling as an answer to the enchantments and equipment that would otherwise slow the deck down.
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World cares about Cats, and Qasali Pridemage is a Cat that pulls double duty: it bumps every attacker through exalted and handles problem permanents without spending a spell slot.
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable generates both Dogs and Cats, so Qasali Pridemage slots in as a tribal payoff that also gives the deck artifact and enchantment interaction it would otherwise have to import from outside the tribe.
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist rewards sending one attacker through unblocked, which means exalted triggers translate directly into lethal pressure — Qasali Pridemage adds one more while keeping an answer on the board.
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar rewards attacking with untapped creatures, and Qasali Pridemage fits cleanly into that beatdown shell as a cheap exalted body that can cash itself in to clear a problematic artifact or enchantment mid-combat.
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 |
In Commander, Qasali Pridemage is a staple in any deck touching Selesnya — a two-mana 2/2 that passively buffs your whole team and holds a piece of free removal is simply too efficient to ignore. In Legacy, it sees occasional sideboard play in creature-based green-white strategies where the combination of a relevant body and zero-cost enchantment or artifact destruction is hard to replicate. Pauper is where Qasali Pridemage has historically punched hardest outside Commander, fitting into white-green aggro shells that need cheap interaction without sacrificing board presence. Modern is legal but crowded at the two-drop slot, so it rarely makes main decks; it's a sideboard consideration at best in formats with Urza's Saga running rampant. Pioneer and Standard players don't have access to it, and in Vintage the same efficiency that makes it attractive elsewhere is simply outclassed by the raw power level of the format.
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Price Context
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.