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Shadow Guildmage

Creature — Human Wizard

{U}, {T}: Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.
{R}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target and 1 damage to you.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{B}
Color identity
BRU
Rarity
common
Set
Mirage
Price
$0.11
EDHREC rank
#28704
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Shadow Guildmage card art
Shadow Guildmage exists for one reason: its second ability lets you flicker a creature like Wormfang Manta on demand for a single black mana and a tap, turning any infinite-mana engine into infinite extra turns. The cost is running a 1/1 with no other upside, which is exactly the price you pay for a combo piece this cheap and this precise.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Shadow Guildmage sees virtually no play outside Commander, where its flicker-for-mana ability slots into infinite-mana combos that want a low-investment outlet. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's a 1/1 with situational activated abilities and no path to a competitive shell. Pauper is technically legal, but the card doesn't fit any established archetype there either. Commander is the only format where Shadow Guildmage earns its slot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.11 bulk tier

At $0.11, Shadow Guildmage is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable by default: it won't spike unless a new combo line puts it on the radar, and it won't drop because there's nowhere lower to go.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.