Battlefield Thaumaturge
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SetJOU
Collector #31
Released2014-05-02
Rarityrare
ArtistMike Sass
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Battlefield Thaumaturge

RareColour IDMV 2
Creature — Human Wizard
Each instant and sorcery spell you cast costs less to cast for each creature it targets.
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, this creature gains hexproof until end of turn.
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Keywords
Heroic
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (7)
wotc26 Apr 2014
Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.
wotc26 Apr 2014
The cost reduction is {1} per target creature, even if the spell targets a creature more than once.
wotc26 Apr 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.
wotc26 Apr 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).
wotc26 Apr 2014
Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.
wotc26 Apr 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.