Sage of the Fang
Creature — Human Druid
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Renew — 
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on that creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #14556
Sage of the Fang puts a +1/+1 counter on a target creature when it enters — cheap, immediate, and permanent on commanders like Skullbriar, the Walking Grave who keep counters through the graveyard. It's a narrow role-player, not a generalist, and outside dedicated counter-stacking builds it doesn't pull its weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave retains counters even in the command zone, so every counter Sage of the Fang adds compounds across the whole game — one entry trigger translates directly into a faster clock.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sage of the Fang sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where a one-mana 1/1 that adds a single counter fails to match the efficiency bar those formats demand. Standard eligibility changes with rotation and the card has never been a Standard staple. Commander is where it has any real home at all, and even there it earns a slot only in tightly focused +1/+1 counter decks — Skullbriar, the Walking Grave being the clearest example. Outside that niche, the effect is too small for 100-card singleton, where one counter rarely moves the needle.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Sage of the Fang is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a commons box rather than seek out. Bulk rares and commons at this price point tend to stay put unless a new commander or mechanic suddenly makes them relevant, and nothing on the horizon changes the calculus for Sage of the Fang.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.