Battlefield Thaumaturge

Mana Value

2

Rarity

rare

Battlefield Thaumaturge

Creature β€” Human Wizard

{1}{U}
Color Identity: U

Card Text

Each instant and sorcery spell you cast costs {1} less to cast for each creature it targets. Heroic β€” Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, this creature gains hexproof until end of turn.

Power/Toughness: 2/1

Keywords

Heroic

Set

Journey into Nyx

(JOU)

EDHREC Rank

#13,422

Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability doesn't change that spell's mana cost or mana value. It changes only the amount you actually pay (the β€œtotal cost” of the spell).

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

To calculate the total cost of an instant or sorcery spell you're casting, start with the mana cost (or alternative cost, if applicable), add all cost increases (including additional costs such as those imposed by strive abilities), then subtract all cost reductions (such as the one created by Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability).

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

The cost reduction created by Battlefield Thaumaturge's first ability can reduce only the generic portion of the spell's total cost. Colored mana requirements aren't affected.

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

The cost reduction is {1} per target creature, even if the spell targets a creature more than once.

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.

Wotc β€” April 26, 2014

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