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Sage of Fables
USD $0.54
USD foil $8.75
EUR €0.51
MTGO 0.03 tix

Sage of Fables

{2}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

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.

"There is no secret that cannot be sold."

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Set
Morningtide (MOR #47)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
3
Released
2008-02-01
Artist
Shelly Wan
EDHREC rank
#8,152
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.38
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 19

Ashnod's Altar+Flayer of the Hatebound+Sage of Fables
{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Sage of Fables+Ashnod's Altar
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Training Grounds+Lyla, Holographic Assistant
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Biomancer's Familiar+Lyla, Holographic Assistant
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Wizard Class+Biomancer's Familiar
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Wizard Class+Training Grounds
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Heartstone+Lyla, Holographic Assistant
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Skirge Familiar+Phial of Galadriel+Vodalian Wave-Knight+Sage of Fables
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Biomancer's Familiar+Stark's Ingenuity
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Agatha of the Vile Cauldron+Stark's Ingenuity
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Mind Over Matter+Phial of Galadriel+Vodalian Wave-Knight+Sage of Fables
{W}{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Zirda, the Dawnwaker+Lyla, Holographic Assistant
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Heartstone+Stark's Ingenuity
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Training Grounds+Stark's Ingenuity
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Zirda, the Dawnwaker+Stark's Ingenuity
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Wizard Class+Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Wizard Class+Zirda, the Dawnwaker
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Agatha of the Vile Cauldron+Lyla, Holographic Assistant
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
Sage of Fables+Berta, Wise Extrapolator+Heartstone+Wizard Class
{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers

All 19 combos.

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2008-04-01

    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.

  • 2008-04-01

    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.

  • 2008-04-01

    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).

  • 2008-04-01

    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.

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