Sunscape Apprentice
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
, : Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30259
Sunscape Apprentice is a one-card combo enabler that grants an extra turn when paired with Wormfang Manta — the kicker costs two white or two blue mana, so the effect is gated but real. Outside that specific line, it's a 1/1 with no relevant text, which is the entire cost of running it.
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 |
Sunscape Apprentice sees essentially zero play in competitive formats — Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 kicker creature, and Pauper has better commons at every slot. In Commander, it exists exclusively as a combo piece in extra-turn loops, and even there it's a fringe inclusion that shows up in decks explicitly built around the Wormfang Manta line rather than as a general good-stuff pick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Wormfang MantaWhisperwood ElementalSunscape Apprentice
Infinite turns; Skip your draw steps; Lock
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Wormfang MantaMastery of the UnseenSunscape Apprentice
Infinite turns; Lock
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Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Sunscape Apprentice is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable in the way irrelevance is stable: no spike risk, no upside, just a cheap slot-filler for the one deck that actually wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wormfang Manta
- Whisperwood Elemental
- Mastery of the Unseen
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.