Soul-Scar Mage
SLDSecret Lair Drop/#2039/2025RareBorderlessReprint
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.79
Cardmarket€2.67
ManaPool$2.32
TCGplayer$2.36
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.95
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.79High $4.49Low $2.79▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$2.36TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 2.1%30d▼ 0.8%90d▲ 12.9%
90d high
$2.41
90d low
$2.06
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.62
Amonkhet
- Down 0.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 2% below its 90 day high of $2.41.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 14% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Wizard
Prowess
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to a creature an opponent controls, put that many -1/-1 counters on that creature instead.
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Keywords
Prowess
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc18 Apr 2017
If an effect causes a creature you control to fight a creature an opponent controls, the damage is dealt simultaneously. For instance, if your 2/2 creature fights an opponent’s 4/4 creature, your creature will be dealt 4 damage and your opponent’s creature will have two -1/-1 counters put on it.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If multiple prevention and/or replacement effects are trying to apply to the same damage, the controller of the creature that would be dealt damage chooses the order in which to apply them. As examples, an opponent could choose to apply the effect of Djeru’s Resolve and prevent the damage rather than put -1/-1 counters on it; or an opponent could choose to convert the damage to -1/-1 counters before Insult could double it, and then Insult’s effect won’t apply anymore.
wotc18 Apr 2017
Soul-Scar Mage’s effect isn’t a prevention effect. Damage that can’t be prevented will be replaced with -1/-1 counters.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes a source you control to deal noncombat damage to a creature an opponent controls, that damage will be replaced with -1/-1 counters.
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About this card
Soul-Scar Mage
Soul-Scar Mage is a Creature — Human Wizard, with mana cost {R} (mana value 1). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $2.36 (down 0.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Soul-Scar Mage FAQ
How much is Soul-Scar Mage worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Soul-Scar Mage is $2.36. It is down 0.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $2.06 to $2.41.
What is the cheapest printing of Soul-Scar Mage?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet at $0.62 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Soul-Scar Mage?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet Promos at $7.05 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Soul-Scar Mage are there?
Soul-Scar Mage has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Soul-Scar Mage first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AKH #148, released 2017-04-28.
What is the newest printing of Soul-Scar Mage?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SLD #2039, released 2025-04-28.
Is there a foil version of Soul-Scar Mage?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $2.70 versus $2.36 for nonfoil, which is 14% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Soul-Scar Mage legal in Commander?
Yes, Soul-Scar Mage is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.