Mage Duel
This spell costs 2 less to cast if you've cast another instant or sorcery spell this turn.
Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. Then it fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
This card is outside the top 50 in every format. Its score, rank and trends are for signed-in users.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
3- 2021-04-16
If the creature you control is an illegal target as Mage Duel tries to resolve, that creature won’t get +1/+2. If that creature is a legal target, but the one you don’t control isn’t, your creature will still get +1/+2. In both cases, no fight will happen and no creature will deal or be dealt damage.
- 2021-04-16
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you’re paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mage Duel). Mage Duel’s mana value is always 3, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
- 2021-04-16
You can’t cast Mage Duel unless you choose both a creature you control and a creature you don’t control as targets.
Versions
1| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STXStrixhaven: School of Mages | 137 | 2021 | Common | Randy Vargas |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Box · Booster box | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Theme Booster Box · Booster box | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Box · Booster box | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Theme Booster Set of 5 · subset | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Bundle · Bundle | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Theme Booster Pack Quandrix · Booster pack | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Theme Booster Pack Witherbloom · Booster pack | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Box · Booster box | STX |
Show all 18 products
| Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Pack · Booster pack | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Pack · Booster pack | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Pack · Booster pack | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Quandrix · Limited kit | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Witherbloom · Limited kit | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Lorehold · Limited kit | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Prismari · Limited kit | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Silverquill · Limited kit | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Prerelease Pack Set of 5 · subset | STX | ||
| Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Hanger Pack · Booster pack | STX |