Stormscape Apprentice
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
: Tap target creature.
, : Target player loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #29950
Stormscape Apprentice is a one-mana creature that taps to tap or untap a target creature — repeatable pseudo-removal and untap utility on a body that costs almost nothing to include. The catch is the kicker costs: two colored mana each activation, which makes it mana-hungry for what amounts to a glorified tap effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Stormscape Apprentice finds its clearest home in tap-synergy or untap-abuse shells — think Merfolk, Wizard tribal, or any commander that rewards repeatedly untapping creatures for value. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest in it; one-mana creatures need to do something immediately powerful at those tables, and a kicker-dependent tap effect does not clear that bar. Pauper is the most plausible competitive home, where repeatable tap effects at common can grind games, though Stormscape Apprentice still competes against cheaper or less conditional options in that format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Stormscape Apprentice is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a dollar box without thinking twice. That price is stable; there is no spike waiting here, just a cheap inclusion for the specific decks that actually want it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.