Shardmage's Rescue
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature you control
As long as this Aura entered this turn, enchanted creature has hexproof.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #5817
Shardmage's Rescue puts an Aura from your hand onto the battlefield attached to a creature and draws you a card — all at instant speed for one white mana. That's the whole argument: it's a free cantrip that accelerates your Aura count, and in Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice decks it's effectively a one-mana tutor chain trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice triggers off Auras entering attached to creatures you control, so Shardmage's Rescue landing an Aura at instant speed — while replacing itself — is exactly what the deck wants, letting you chain into a second Aura from your library for free.
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor cares about Fox tribal synergies and Aura density, and Shardmage's Rescue fills both roles simultaneously: it builds the enchantment count while drawing into the next piece of the engine.
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal rewards you for suiting up creatures with Auras, and Shardmage's Rescue does that at instant speed so you can respond to a combat step or sneak an Aura in before blockers are declared.
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, Shardmage's Rescue earns its slot in any Aura-centric white deck — the instant speed and cantrip together make it more than a draft trick. Competitive constructed formats like Modern and Legacy have higher bars: the card doesn't meaningfully advance Bogles-style Aura strategies there because dedicated decks already run faster one-drops, and the card disadvantage problem Rescue solves is less acute when you're goldfish racing. Pioneer and Standard are the realistic homes outside EDH, particularly in any Enchantress or white-weenie shell that wants to keep its hand full while suiting up creatures. Across formats, the floor is a one-mana cantrip that puts an Aura into play — that's a fine floor, even when the ceiling isn't breaking any format in half.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Shardmage's Rescue is bulk by every measure, and there's no structural reason that changes — it's a common with a narrow enough application that casual demand keeps it cheap. Pick up copies freely; the price isn't going to punish you either way.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.