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Meddling Mage

{W}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

ARBAlara Reborn#8rare
Banned in Brawl

"This violent wasteland is an indictment of its people. These cowards lack the will to oppose disorder."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1185
Illustrator
Todd Lockwood
Found in
Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption Foil · Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings9EDHREC rank#17,734
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlBanned
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name. Spells with the chosen name can't be cast.
2/2
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+0.4%
$2.36
$2.32 low$0.97 gapTCGplayer
Foil+12.9%
$6.29
$7.19 low$2.19 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.80· across 9 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    No one can cast spells or activate abilities between the time a card is named and the time that Meddling Mage's ability begins to apply.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    Spells with the chosen name that somehow happen to already be on the stack when Meddling Mage enters the battlefield aren't affected by Meddling Mage's ability.