edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Blue Mage's Cane

Blue Mage's Cane

Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

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Equipped creature gets +0/+2, is a Wizard in addition to its other types, and has that ability

static — gives +0/+2

static — changes what something is

Whenever this creature attacks, exile up to one target instant or sorcery card from defending player's graveyard. If you do, copy it. You may cast the copy by paying {3} rather than paying its mana cost.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — copies a spell

triggered —

Equip {2}

Causes: exile an instant, exile a sorcery, an instant leaves a graveyard, a sorcery leaves a graveyard, copy an instant, copy a sorcery, cast an instant, cast a sorcery.

Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard, a Wizard creature it grants types to.

Works well with

a sorcery is copied — 83 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

  1. Mage Hunter — When an instant is copied thanks to Blue Mage's Cane, Mage Hunter makes a player lose 1 life

30 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Equipment enters the battlefield — 649 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

  1. Firion, Wild Rose Warrior — When Blue Mage's Cane enters, Firion, Wild Rose Warrior makes a token

an Equipment enters the battlefield — 658 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

When Blue Mage's Cane enters:

  1. Puresteel Paladin — draws you 1 card
  2. Sokka and Suki — makes a token
  3. Barret, Avalanche Leader — makes a token
  4. The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster — draws you 1 card
  5. Giott, King of the Dwarves — draws and discards
  6. Hammer of Nazahn — triggers
  7. Sigarda's Aid — triggers

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Wizard creature it grants types to — 1,269 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

Blue Mage's Cane gives:

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — an extra creature type
  2. Havengul Lich — an extra creature type
  3. Windrider Wizard — an extra creature type
  4. Master of Winds — an extra creature type
  5. Rockslide Sorcerer — an extra creature type
  6. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — an extra creature type
  7. Alania, Divergent Storm — an extra creature type
  8. Umara Mystic — an extra creature type
  9. Riku of Two Reflections — an extra creature type
  10. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — an extra creature type

1,259 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When an instant or sorcery is exiled thanks to Blue Mage's Cane, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

When Blue Mage's Cane is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Blue Mage's Cane is one).

When an instant is cast thanks to Blue Mage's Cane:

  1. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — draws you 1 card
  2. Arasta of the Endless Web — makes a token
  3. Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands — taxes the table
  4. Geometric Nexus — puts that spell's mana value charge counters on itself

430 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.