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Sage of Fables

{2}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

LCCThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#169uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Julia Metzger
Found in
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Deck Explorers of the Deep
Printings2Combos19EDHREC rank#8,130
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
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Each other Wizard creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. {2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
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Market · per finishspark updated 18m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+4.3%
$0.24
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Cheapest playable copy$0.24· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 1, 2008
  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    If Sage of Fables enters at the same time as another Wizard (due to Living End, for example), that creature doesn't get a +1/+1 counter.

  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    If a Wizard would normally enter with a certain number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with that many +1/+1 counters plus one on it instead. If a Wizard would normally enter with no +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with one +1/+1 counter on it instead.

  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    The creature gets the counter if it would enter under your control. It doesn't matter who owns the creature or what zone it enters from (such as your opponent's graveyard, for example).

  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    The effects from more than one Sage of Fables are cumulative. That is, if you have two Sage of Fables on the battlefield, Wizard creatures you control enter with two additional +1/+1 counters on them.