Archmage of Runes
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Giant Wizard
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 6
- Set
- Foundations #372 (rare)
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Archmage of Runes has 5 printings, first in Foundations (2024). EDHREC ranks it #920 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (9,061 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Archmage of Runes most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vivi Ornitier: 9,061 decks
- Eluge, the Shoreless Sea: 6,295 decks
- Iroh, Grand Lotus: 6,265 decks
- Storm, Force of Nature: 5,943 decks
- Orvar, the All-Form: 4,201 decks
- Fire Lord Azula: 4,166 decks
- Y'shtola, Night's Blessed: 4,000 decks
- Lord of the Nazgûl: 3,879 decks
Often played with Archmage of Runes
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
- Eccentric Pestfinder
- Show of Confidence
- Containment Breach
- Ice Storm
- Witherbloom Apprentice
- Astral Steel
- Lluwen, Exchange Student
- Basic Conjuration
- Verdant Command
- Vigorbloom Vanguard
Rulings
- : Archmage of Runes's first ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that spell.
- : Archmage of Runes's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
- : Archmage of Runes's first ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay to cast instant and sorcery spells.