Simic Fluxmage
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
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: Move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #22762
Simic Fluxmage moves +1/+1 counters from any creature you control onto any target creature at instant speed — a repeatable redistribution engine that doubles as a combat trick and an Evolve trigger on demand. The cost is real: five mana to cast and tapping plus a counter sacrifice to activate makes it slow, so it earns its slot only in decks that generate counters faster than they spend them.
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 |
Simic Fluxmage is a Commander card through and through — the formats where it's technically legal outside EDH (Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage) have zero interest in a 2/3 with a slow activated ability when those formats demand efficiency on a completely different scale. In Commander, it finds a home in Evolve or +1/+1 counter synergy decks where moving counters around is a resource, not a cost — think Zegana, Utopian Speaker or Vorel of the Hull Clade shells where every counter placement matters. The instant-speed clause is the saving grace: threatening to redistribute before damage is assigned adds a layer of interaction that most counter-doublers can't match.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Simic Fluxmage is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without thinking. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.