First printed in Commander 2020 (2020)
All 6 prints
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Instant
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Archmage attacks are little more than annoyances to Kalamax.
- Illustrated by
- Izzy
Legality
- Banned in
- Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (5)
- It doesn't matter whose commander you control. Any one will do. If you have two commanders, you just need to control one of them.
- Once you begin casting this spell, players can't take any other actions until you're done casting it. Notably, they can't try to remove the commander you control to make you pay its cost.
- If you choose new targets for the target spell, the new targets must be legal.
- If the target spell has damage divided as it was cast (like Mythos of Vadrok), the division can't be changed although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
- If the target spell has a variable number of targets, you can't change how many targets it has.
Prices
MTGO price: 13.25 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
21 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens…: Confusion in the Ranks + Deflecting Swat + Venser, Fervent Forger
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak + Soulbright Flamekin
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Soulbright Flamekin + Zealous Lorecaster
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo + Felidar Guardian + Soulbright Flamekin
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Scrivener + Soulbright Flamekin
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Soulbright Flamekin + Timeless Witness
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Soulbright Flamekin + Warden of the Eye
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Scholar of the Ages + Soulbright Flamekin
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Soulbright Flamekin + Vampire Charmseeker
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + Deflecting Swat + Felidar Guardian + Possessed Skaab + Soulbright Flamekin
