Silverquill Apprentice
Creature — Human Warlock
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25727
Silverquill Apprentice turns every spell you cast into a power boost, and with Chain of Smog it becomes an infinite-spell engine that can end the game on the spot. A two-mana 1/1 with mentor is otherwise unplayable, so the entire case for this card lives and dies on that combo.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Silverquill Apprentice sees essentially zero play outside of Commander, where the Chain of Smog loop gives it a specific and legitimate home in Orzhov or Esper spellslinger shells. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is technically legal but competes against a much higher baseline — a 1/1 for two with no immediate impact on the board has no path to those 60-card formats. Commander is the only context where the infinite-spell payoff justifies the slot, and even there you only want it if you're already running the combo.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Chain of SmogSilverquill Apprentice
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Chain of AcidSilverquill Apprentice
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Silverquill Apprentice is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy outright. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless the Chain of Smog combo surges in Commander popularity.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.