Rowan, Scion of War
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Wilds of EldraineWOE · #300
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 1.00 € · ★ 6.19 € · 2.18 $ · ★ 9.30 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
Menace : Spells you cast this turn that are black and/or red cost less to cast, where X is the amount of life you lost this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- 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
- Abigail Larson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-09-08
Rulings
Rowan's activated ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.
Rowan's activated ability counts the total amount of life you lost without taking into account any life you gained during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, the cost of black and/or red spells you cast this turn will be reduced by .
Rowan's activated ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
The value of X is determined only once, at the time Rowan, Scion of War's activated ability resolves.
