---
name: "Archmage's Charm"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SCH"
set_name: "Store Championships"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Hector Ortiz"
oracle_id: "85cbb035-25df-43bb-ae06-ab098f448b02"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/archmages-charm-sch"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Archmage's Charm
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell.
• Target player draws two cards.
• Gain control of target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mystic Confluence](/printing/mystic-confluence-tsr.md) — Instant
2. [Obscura Charm](/printing/obscura-charm-snc.md) — Instant
3. [Izzet Charm](/printing/izzet-charm-rvr.md) — Instant
4. [Quandrix Charm](/printing/quandrix-charm-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Cryptic Command](/printing/cryptic-command-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Dream Fracture](/printing/dream-fracture-cns.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Store Championships (SCH) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Hector Ortiz
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`