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Magus of the Chains
Oracle Text
If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Magus of the Chains is a punishing little two-drop that rewards a control or resource-denial game plan, especially in black-based decks that want to keep both players low on options. Its effect turns extra card draw into a mini loot engine: opponents who try to refuel get forced into discarding, and if they cannot, they mill instead, making this excellent against cantrip-heavy strategies, wheel effects, and draw engines. The body is modest at 2/2, but that matters because it can also pressure life totals while your lock piece grinds advantage. In deckbuilding, pair it with discard payoffs like Waste Not, The Raven Man, or Bone Miser, since every forced discard can become value. It also plays well with cards that limit graveyard recursion, because the mill clause helps stock opposing graveyards only when discards fail. Thematically, it feels like a scholar of restraint and punishment, turning the act of seeking knowledge into a chain of consequences.
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Character Background
Magus of the Chains is a punishing little two-drop that rewards a control or resource-denial game plan, especially in black-based decks that want to keep both players low on options. Its effect turns extra card draw into a mini loot engine: opponents who try to refuel get forced into discarding, and if they cannot, they mill instead, making this excellent against cantrip-heavy strategies, wheel effects, and draw engines. The body is modest at 2/2, but that matters because it can also pressure life totals while your lock piece grinds advantage. In deckbuilding, pair it with discard payoffs like Waste Not, The Raven Man, or Bone Miser, since every forced discard can become value. It also plays well with cards that limit graveyard recursion, because the mill clause helps stock opposing graveyards only when discards fail. Thematically, it feels like a scholar of restraint and punishment, turning the act of seeking knowledge into a chain of consequences.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 04:10:46 UTC