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The Magi are a group of card cycles featuring Human Wizards that reference other cards from Magic's history.[1][2][3]

Description

Each cycle of Magi copies a different type of card. So far there have been Magi cycles made for artifacts, lands, enchantments, and sorceries. The Magi cycles debuted in the Time Spiral block and were featured in all three sets of that block. Since then, a mega cycle has been made within the Commander series, releasing the first card of the cycle in Commander 2015 and finally finishing in Commander Legends.

Some of the referenced cards are featured on the Reserved List and couldn't be reprinted in their own right.

List

Cycle name White mana Blue mana Black mana Red mana Green mana
Artifact Magi Magus of the Disk
(Nevinyrral's Disk) 		Magus of the Jar
(Memory Jar) 		Magus of the Mirror
(Mirror Universe) 		Magus of the Scroll
(Cursed Scroll) 		Magus of the Candelabra
(Candelabra of Tawnos)
The Artifact Magi from Time Spiral were the first cycle to be released and feature Magi who have identical converted mana costs to and the activated abilities of the artifacts they mimic.
Land Magi Magus of the Tabernacle
(The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale) 		Magus of the Bazaar
(Bazaar of Baghdad) 		Magus of the Coffers
(Cabal Coffers) 		Magus of the Arena
(Arena) 		Magus of the Library
(Library of Alexandria)
The Land Magi from Planar Chaos share the text box with the lands they mimic.
Enchantment Magi Magus of the Moat
(Moat) 		Magus of the Future
(Future Sight) 		Magus of the Abyss
(The Abyss) 		Magus of the Moon
(Blood Moon) 		Magus of the Vineyard
(Eladamri's Vineyard)
The Enchantment Magi from Future Sight have the abilities of the enchantments they mimic, which make them the only cycle without activated abilities. They each have identical casting costs to the enchantment they mimic.
Sorcery Magi Magus of the Balance
(Balance,
Commander 2018) 		Magus of the Mind
(Mind's Desire,
Commander 2017) 		Magus of the Will
(Yawgmoth's Will,
Commander 2016) 		Magus of the Wheel
(Wheel of Fortune,
Commander 2015) 		Magus of the Order
(Natural Order,
Commander Legends)
The Sorcery Magi were released over the course of many Commander sets, starting with Commander 2015. The cycle didn't finish as expected with Commander 2019,[4] but with Commander Legends instead.[5] All are famous cards that still populate Vintage Cubes today. Magus of the Wheel is the only one where the sorcery's cost is represented in its activated ability rather than its casting cost. While each Magi has to be sacrificed to mimic the one-shot effect of a sorcery, their abilities can notably be activated at instant speed.

As a one-off, another Enchantment Magus appeared in Modern Horizons 2: Magus of the Bridge (Bridge from Below).[6][7] It omits the Bridge's "if this card is in your graveyard" clauses for better interactivity.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 27, 2020). "On the Double". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (June 14, 2021). "On the Horizons, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 26, 2023). "Stepping into the Ring, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 7, 2019). "To steel everybody appropriately: the 5th Magus is absent from MTGC19.". Twitter.
  5. ↑ A Card You'll Find in Commander Legends (And Answering More Questions!) (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (May 22, 2020).
  6. ↑ Adam Styborski (June 1, 2021). "Magus of the Bridge". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 1, 2021). "Is 'Magus of the Bridge' the start of a new Magus cycle or was it just made for MH2?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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