Sage of the Skies
Creature — Human Monk
When you cast this spell, if you've cast another spell this turn, copy this spell. (The copy becomes a token.)
Flying, lifelink
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #12837
Sage of the Skies puts a flying token into play at the end of every turn cycle — that's up to four tokens per round at a table of four — for just two mana. The Archimandrite is the natural home, but any deck that wants a cheap, recurring aerial threat and can meet the white-blue color identity will find it earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Archimandrite
The Archimandrite cares about having multiple creature types on board, and Sage of the Skies feeds that engine by generating a fresh Angel Illusion token each end step — fueling both the monk's stat bonuses and giving you a growing evasive army without spending a card each turn.
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 |
In Commander, Sage of the Skies is legitimate: two mana for a card that produces a board presence every single turn cycle compounds fast, and evasion matters when life totals are 40. Outside Commander, it's legal across every major constructed format but sees essentially no play — three-mana value loops and token generators in competitive 60-card environments run faster and more redundant than a single 2/2 body that waits for end steps. Oathbreaker could find use for it in a white-blue tokens shell, but the format's smaller card pool is the only reason to look there. Sage of the Skies is a Commander card wearing constructed-legal clothing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Sage of the Skies sits firmly in bulk territory — it's the kind of card you pick up without thinking twice. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles rarely climb unless a commander breaks out around them, so treat this as a spend-now-and-forget pickup rather than anything to track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.