Selkie Hedge-Mage
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
When this creature enters, if you control two or more Forests, you may gain 3 life.
When this creature enters, if you control two or more Islands, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- DCI Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26710
Selkie Hedge-Mage enters with up to two free triggered abilities — untap two permanents or draw a card — if you control the right basic land types, and the cost is just three mana for a 2/2 body that's already done its job. The condition is light enough in any deck running both Islands and Forests that Aluren makes this a reliable engine piece, letting you loop it for repeated value.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Selkie Hedge-Mage is a role-player in Simic and three-plus-color decks that meet both basic land conditions — the abilities are real enough that it competes for a slot in value-engine and Aluren-combo lists. In Legacy and Vintage, the card sees essentially no play; three mana for a conditional 2/2 doesn't clear the bar in formats full of faster threats and interaction. Modern is similarly hostile — the effect isn't impactful enough at sorcery speed to justify the slot when the format demands immediacy. Selkie Hedge-Mage is, practically speaking, a Commander card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Selkie Hedge-MageAlurenOrb of Dreams
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Archelos, Lagoon MysticSelkie Hedge-MageAluren
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Selkie Hedge-Mage at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. It's a narrow card with a limited competitive footprint, so it typically sits in bulk or near-bulk territory — worth picking up cheaply for the right Simic build, not worth hunting at a premium.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.