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$0.15
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$0.20
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€0.06
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0.03 tix
Matterbending Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, return up to one other target creature to its owner's hand.
Whenever you cast a spell with 
in its mana cost, this creature can't be blocked this turn.
2 / 2
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #59)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Artist
- Flavio Greco Paglia
- EDHREC rank
- #24,851
- Colour identity
- 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
0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 2
Clement, the Worrywort+Intruder Alarm+Matterbending Mage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite storm countInfinite untap of creatures
5 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Nethroi, Apex of Death+Phyrexian Altar+Mitotic Slime+Matterbending Mage
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite recursion of some creature cards in your graveyardInfinite storm count
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Format legality
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Rulings
- 2026-03-20
Matterbending Mage's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.