---
name: "Blaster Mage"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Spellshaper"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "175"
rarity: "common"
artist: "George Pratt"
oracle_id: "e5b35b54-77d9-4cb0-86a1-efc8e49aea09"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blaster-mage-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blaster Mage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target Wall.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Word of Blasting](/printing/word-of-blasting-5ed.md) — Instant
2. [Dwarven Demolition Team](/printing/dwarven-demolition-team-lea.md) — Creature — Dwarf
3. [Glyph of Destruction](/printing/glyph-of-destruction-leg.md) — Instant
4. [Kris Mage](/printing/kris-mage-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
5. [Ali Baba](/printing/ali-baba-arn.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Mage il-Vec](/printing/mage-il-vec-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #175
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** George Pratt
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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