Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

Archmage Emeritus

Name: Archmage Emeritus
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SOC-188

Creature — Human Wizard

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)·#188·rare·Apr 24, 2026

Card Text

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

Card Details

Mana Value: 4
Colors: Blue
Color Identity: Blue
Power / Toughness: 2 / 2
EDHREC Rank: #268

Keywords

Magecraft

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

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USD Foil

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EUR

2,30 €

EUR Foil

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Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (48)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)	#188	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Special Guests (SPG)	#150	mythic	en	Valera Lutfullina	$21.00	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	en	Josephine Chang	$2.12	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$1.91	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$2.75	—
The List (PLST)	#STX-37	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$2.78	—
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#90016	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#90018	rare	en	Micah Epstein	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$2.04	$2.93
Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX)	#37s	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	—	$5.25
Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX)	#37p	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$5.25	$4.61
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	en	Caio Monteiro	$5.37	$7.56
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	en	Micah Epstein	—	$3.03
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	de	Josephine Chang	—	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	de	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	de	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	de	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	de	Micah Epstein	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	de	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	es	Josephine Chang	—	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	es	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	es	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	es	Micah Epstein	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	es	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	es	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	fr	Josephine Chang	—	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	fr	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	fr	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	fr	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	fr	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	fr	Micah Epstein	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	it	Josephine Chang	—	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	it	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	it	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	it	Micah Epstein	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	it	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#261	rare	ja	Josephine Chang	—	—
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)	#145	rare	ja	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	ja	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	ja	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#295	rare	ja	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	ko	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	pt	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#377	rare	ru	Micah Epstein	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	ru	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#90	rare	zhs	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	zhs	Caio Monteiro	—	—
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)	#37	rare	zht	Caio Monteiro	—	—

Official Rulings (5)

wotc·Apr 16, 2021

For example, if you control Archmage Emeritus and cast an instant or sorcery spell, Archmage Emeritus's magecraft ability will trigger and you will draw a card.

wotc·Apr 16, 2021

If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.

wotc·Apr 16, 2021

Each magecraft ability has a different effect, although they all have the same trigger condition, whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell.

wotc·Apr 16, 2021

Some effects instruct you to copy an instant or sorcery card in a zone other than the stack. These copies do not cause magecraft abilities to trigger. However, most effects that do this also allow you to cast the copy, and casting the copy will cause magecraft abilities to trigger.

wotc·Apr 16, 2021

If an effect creates multiple copies of an instant or sorcery spell, magecraft abilities trigger once for each copy created by the effect.