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Battlefield Thaumaturge

{1}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

JOUJourney into Nyx#31rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1185
Illustrator
Mike Sass
Found in
Journey into Nyx MTGO Redemption · Journey into Nyx MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#14,028
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Each instant and sorcery spell you cast costs {1} less to cast for each creature it targets. Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, this creature gains hexproof until end of turn.
2/1
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.3%
$0.29
$0.01 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil-10.0%
$0.54
$0.46 low$0.30 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.29· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

7 · latest Apr 26, 2014
  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability doesn't change that spell's mana cost or mana value. It changes only the amount you actually pay (the “total cost” of the spell).

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    The cost reduction created by Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability can reduce only the generic portion of the spell's total cost. Colored mana requirements aren't affected.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    The cost reduction is {1} per target creature, even if the spell targets a creature more than once.

  • WotCApr 26, 2014

    To calculate the total cost of an instant or sorcery spell you're casting, start with the mana cost (or alternative cost, if applicable), add all cost increases (including additional costs such as those imposed by strive abilities), then subtract all cost reductions (such as the one created by Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability).