Unassuming Sage
Creature — Human Peasant Wizard
When this creature enters, you may pay 
. If you do, create a Sorcerer Role token attached to it. (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25547
Unassuming Sage enters the battlefield and immediately draws you a card, stapling a cantrip onto a 2/2 body for three mana. The rate is unexciting outside of creature-type synergies, but in the right shell it replaces itself the moment it lands.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Unassuming Sage is legal everywhere but competes against a deep bench in every format. In Commander, the Wizard type is the most relevant hook — Azami, Lady of Scrolls and similar tribal commanders can tap it for additional draws, and the enters-the-battlefield cantrip means it never feels like a dead inclusion. In Pauper and other 60-card formats the body is too small and the rate too slow to compete with dedicated cantrips or better three-drops. Commander is the only place Unassuming Sage earns its slot, and only in tribal or enter-the-battlefield synergy decks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Unassuming Sage sits firmly in bulk territory — you're picking it out of a box, not a sleeve. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand pressure to move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.