Wastescape Battlemage
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Eldrazi Wizard
Oracle Text:
Kicker {G} and/or {1}{U}
When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {G} kicker, exile target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {1}{U} kicker, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (2) →
Expansion: Modern Horizons 3
Price ( USD): $0.20
USD: $0.20 · EUR: €0.18
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Character Background
Wastescape Battlemage is a clean, flexible piece for tempo and midrange decks that want their interaction attached to a body. A 2/2 for {1}{C} is already efficient, and the kicker options let you tailor it to the board: the {G} mode exiles an opposing artifact or enchantment, while {1}{U} bounces a creature at instant-speed-like timing on cast, making it excellent at disrupting expensive permanents or buying time against threats. In Modern Horizons 3 Eldrazi shells, the colorless cost also plays nicely with Eldrazi-ramp and “matter of colorless” synergies, while the kicker colors reward a light splash for utility. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with mana sources that support both splashes, such as dual lands or green-based fixing, so it stays live in more matchups. The Eldrazi Wizard flavor suggests a strange battlefield tactician—less a bomb, more a versatile tool that keeps pressure on while answering whatever the opponent stabilizes with.
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