Magar of the Magic Strings is a mythic Legendary Creature — Minotaur Performer from UNF (UNF) costing {1}{B}{R}. Current price: $0.76 USD. Legal in Commander.
Magar of the Magic Strings
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Performer
Card Text
{1}{B}{R}: Note the name of target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard and put it onto the battlefield face down. It's a 3/3 creature with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may create a copy of the card with the noted name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost" and "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else."
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Magar of the Magic Strings is a Legendary Creature — Minotaur Performer card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "{1}{B}{R}: Note the name of target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard and put it onto the battlefield face down. It's a 3/3 creature with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may create a copy of the card with the noted name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost" and "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.""
Magar of the Magic Strings has a mana cost of {1}{B}{R}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Magar of the Magic Strings's mana cost of {1}{B}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Magar of the Magic Strings has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Magar of the Magic Strings's current oracle text is: "{1}{B}{R}: Note the name of target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard and put it onto the battlefield face down. It's a 3/3 creature with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may create a copy of the card with the noted name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost" and "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.""
The current market price for Magar of the Magic Strings is approximately $0.76 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.85 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.74 EUR.
You can purchase Magar of the Magic Strings from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Magar of the Magic Strings normal: $0.76 | foil: $0.85
Format legality information for Magar of the Magic Strings in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Magar of the Magic Strings in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Magar of the Magic Strings is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Magar of the Magic Strings in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Magar of the Magic Strings is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Magar of the Magic Strings is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Magar of the Magic Strings in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Magar of the Magic Strings is from UNF (UNF), with collector number 171.
Magar of the Magic Strings may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Magar of the Magic Strings is a mythic card in UNF.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Magar of the Magic Strings was illustrated by Tomek Larek.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Magar of the Magic Strings is a 3/3 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (3) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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