Quandrix Pledgemage
Creature — Merfolk Druid
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #20912
Quandrix Pledgemage is a 2/2 for three mana that grows incrementally through study counters — serviceable on board, forgettable at that cost. The only context where it earns a slot is a dedicated counter-stacking shell, and even then Chain of Acid does more interesting work for less.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Quandrix Pledgemage is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Pauper it competes with a deep pool of efficient commons that either advance a board state faster or interact more meaningfully. In Commander, where it's most likely to see casual table time, Quandrix Pledgemage fits narrowly into magecraft or +1/+1 counter decks — archetypes that have far better payoffs available at every price point. Skip it outside of budget counter synergy builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Chain of AcidQuandrix Pledgemage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite magecraft triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Chain of SmogQuandrix Pledgemage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite magecraft triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Quandrix Pledgemage is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box rather than order. That price is stable by definition: there's no demand driver that would move it, and you're unlikely to lose anything by picking up a copy whenever you happen to need one.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.