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Matterbending Mage
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Secrets of StrixhavenSOS · #59
- Card type
- Creature — Human Wizard
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.07 € · ★ 0.09 € · 0.18 $ · ★ 0.23 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
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.
Format legality
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Flavio Greco Paglia
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2026-04-24
Rulings
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.