---
name: "Bant Battlemage"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["G", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "92d8b956-87db-43e4-bbb5-436ba01b5714"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bant-battlemage-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bant Battlemage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{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."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balmor, Battlemage Captain](/printing/balmor-battlemage-captain-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Might Weaver](/printing/might-weaver-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Ana Disciple](/printing/ana-disciple-apc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Sky Weaver](/printing/sky-weaver-inv.md) — Creature — Metathran Wizard
5. [Naya Battlemage](/printing/naya-battlemage-ala.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Warg Tactics](/printing/warg-tactics-hob.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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