Simic Guildmage
Creature — Elf Wizard
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: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.: Attach target Aura attached to a permanent to another permanent with the same controller.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #19416
Simic Guildmage moves auras between creatures at instant speed and pumps +1/+1 counters around the board — two activated abilities that both require mana and a blue-green creature to tap. The flexibility is real, but the activation costs are steep enough that it rarely pulls weight outside dedicated aura or counter synergy builds.
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, Simic Guildmage earns a slot only in aura-centric or +1/+1 counter decks — the activated abilities are too narrow and mana-intensive to justify a generic inclusion. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; constructed formats have never given a two-mana 1/1 with no immediate board impact a reason to exist at competitive tables. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: synergy-dependent, not a default include.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Simic Guildmage is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in for synergy builds. Price stability is essentially guaranteed; there's no speculative demand, and it will stay in the $0.15–$0.30 range indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.