Stormscape Battlemage
Creature — Metathran Wizard
Kicker 
and/or 
(You may pay an additional and/or as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its kicker, you gain 3 life.
When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its kicker, destroy target nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28312
Stormscape Battlemage enters with up to two triggered abilities stapled to a 2/2 body — a black kicker drains each opponent for 2 and gains you 2 life per opponent, and a white kicker destroys a target enchantment. The floor is a 3-mana 2/2 with no text; the ceiling, in a four-player pod, is 6 life drained and an enchantment removed for five mana total.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Stormscape Battlemage occupies a narrow role: conditional enchantment hate on a body, paired with life drain that scales with opponent count. The white kicker is functionally a one-time Disenchant, which is a low bar for a five-mana investment, and the black kicker's drain rarely swings a game at 6 life in a format where totals regularly hit 120+. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, it's unplayable — neither effect is remotely competitive at this mana cost. Stormscape Battlemage is a Commander-only conversation, and even there it belongs in a dedicated life-drain shell with a commander that rewards incremental life loss, not as a generic inclusion.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Stormscape Battlemage isn't currently available, but as a creature with narrow application and no combo pedigree, it historically sits in bulk or near-bulk territory. Pick it up from a bulk bin rather than paying a premium — if you need it, you shouldn't be paying more than a few cents.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.