Sage of Lat-Nam
Creature — Human Artificer
, Sacrifice an artifact: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13660
Sage of Lat-Nam turns any artifact into a card — sacrifice an artifact, draw a card, no questions asked. The cost is a tapped creature and the artifact itself, which only matters if you're not already generating disposable tokens or loops; in those shells, the cost disappears entirely.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashnod the Uncaring
Ashnod the Uncaring copies activated abilities, which means one Sage of Lat-Nam activation becomes two draws for the price of one artifact — that's the engine in a single line, and it's why the Sage shows up in nearly a fifth of all Ashnod decks.
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 |
In Commander, Sage of Lat-Nam slots cleanly into any artifact-sacrifice shell that wants incremental draw without spending card slots on pure cantrips — it earns its place by pulling double duty as both outlet and payoff. Pauper is where it quietly overperforms: common-legal artifact synergies are numerous, and a repeatable draw engine at two mana that doesn't require rare slots is exactly what those decks want. In Legacy and Vintage the competition for two-mana draw is brutal and faster engines exist, so Sage of Lat-Nam is niche at best. Modern and Pioneer have enough redundancy in artifact synergy that it sees fringe play, but it's never the first include.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Sage of Lat-Nam isn't available in this context — check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the live number. Given its utility in Commander and Pauper, it typically sits in the bulk-to-low-value range, which makes it an easy pickup if you're building the right shell.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.