Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Bant Battlemage
Shards of Alara · #5 · uncommon · 2008
Creature — Human Wizard
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Market reference
$0.17
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 5 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Donato Giancola
- Colors
- W (identity: GUW)
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Type: Creature — Human Wizard
{G}, {T}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn. {U}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
""A night attack will be easy. We'll make an air raid over the Akrasan border. Just get me some flint to light the war torches.""
P/T: 2/2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.17 |
| USD (foil) | $0.47 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.11 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.41 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bant Battlemage is real?
Bant Battlemage is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Bant Battlemage worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bant Battlemage is $0.17; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Bant Battlemage from?
Bant Battlemage is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Bant Battlemage?
Bant Battlemage is a uncommon card in the Shards of Alara set.
