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Sorcerer's Wand

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. If this creature is a Wizard, it deals 2 damage instead."
Equip {3}

CMC
1
Mana cost
{1}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The List
Price
$0.14
EDHREC rank
#15814
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Sorcerer's Wand card art
Sorcerer's Wand turns any wizard with lifelink into an infinite loop — equip it to Famished Paladin and you have an unconditional kill with no additional pieces required. The setup costs three mana total and one card, which is a real price, but the payoff is a two-card combo that kills the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Sorcerer's Wand is a Commander card through and through — the formats where it's legal but irrelevant (Legacy, Vintage, Modern, Pioneer) have no interest in a three-mana equip that deals one damage, and competitive constructed has faster, cleaner ways to win. In Commander, the calculus flips: redundant combo pieces are valuable, parity is a real concept, and a two-card infinite that costs under a dollar is exactly what casual-to-mid-power tables are built around. Oathbreaker follows the same logic at a smaller scale, where Sorcerer's Wand can slot into a wizard-focused shell with the same efficiency.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.14 bulk tier

At $0.14, Sorcerer's Wand is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for the combo potential, and that price is unlikely to move meaningfully given how narrow the card's application is. Pick up copies freely; there's no financial hesitation at this tier.

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