Wastescape Battlemage is a compact, flexible two drop that fits into many strategies in Modern Horizons 3. This 2/2 Eldrazi Wizard arrives with a built in kicker, offering both additional disruption and tempo when you invest {1}{B}. If the spell is kicked, you gain two powerful options: exile an artifact or enchantment an opponent controls, or return a creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. Those modes give you a way to answer a stalled artifact, a troublesome enchantment, or a stubborn beater, all from the same spell.
On the battlefield, the Battlemage rewards careful planning and timely execution. It checks both noncreature and creature threats, letting you swing from defense to offense as the board evolves. In MH3, its design supports midrange and control lines that prize efficient answers and tempo swings, making it a reliable inclusion in grinders that value modular tools and resilient bodies. Lore notes hint at wastescape battlemages wandering scarred planes, bending ruin to purpose.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Eldrazi Wizard
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Card Text / Rules Text – Kicker {1}{B} When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its kicker, exile target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its kicker, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
