Tribute Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 2, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2047
Tribute Mage is a two-mana creature that tutors any two-mana artifact directly to hand — that's Arcane Signet, Sol Ring, Isochron Scepter, Strionic Resonator, whatever your deck can't live without. In coin-flip builds like Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom, it finds Strionic Resonator on curve and makes the whole engine click a turn earlier than it otherwise would.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom runs Tribute Mage in 70% of lists because the deck lives and dies by two-mana artifacts — Strionic Resonator lets you copy coin-flip triggers, and Tribute Mage finds it on turn two with no fuss.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame wants the same Strionic Resonator package, and Tribute Mage is the most efficient way to assemble it — Yusri, Fortune's Flame generates so many flip triggers that one Resonator copy can spiral into a full hand or a lethal board state.
Brago, King Eternal
Brago, King Eternal blinks Tribute Mage repeatedly to churn through the artifact toolbox, turning a single creature into a repeatable search engine for whatever two-mana piece the board demands next.
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami, Lady of Scrolls is a Wizard, and so is Tribute Mage — it draws a card every turn under Azami while also fetching the two-mana artifacts that shore up the combo infrastructure.
Sharuum the Hegemon
Sharuum the Hegemon builds around artifact synergies, and Tribute Mage is a clean way to find the two-mana combo pieces — things like Altar of the Brood or Sculpting Steel — that slot into Sharuum's recursive loops.
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 |
Commander is where Tribute Mage earns its keep — the format's enormous artifact toolbox means a guaranteed tutor for any two-mana rock, equipment, or combo piece is almost always worth a slot. In Legacy and Vintage, the same rate is technically available, but faster tutors and the absence of singleton restrictions make Tribute Mage redundant outside of creature-based or budget builds. Modern has seen niche play in artifact-centric lists, though it competes hard against more efficient options and has never been a format staple. Tribute Mage is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so its competitive life is essentially Commander and the older eternal formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Tribute Mage isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. It has seen multiple printings, which historically keeps the floor low, so it's rarely a wallet concern even in foil.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
- Brago, King Eternal
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls
- Sharuum the Hegemon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.