Mage's Guile · CommanderView

Mage's Guile

Mage's Guile

Instant

Oracle text

Target creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"Next time, don't bother."

Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.

Released on October 7, 2002

Tags

activate from handactivated abilitycard advantagecheaper than mvcheaper than mvdrawgives shroudprotectionprotects creaturepure drawpure drawsingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorcery

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2008-10-01
Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.