---
name: "Crimson Mage"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "A25"
set_name: "Masters 25"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "d7bf23c4-172a-42fd-b826-3b074a588610"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crimson-mage-a25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crimson Mage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{R}: Target creature you control gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.)

> *"We wield the fires of rage. War is our blood and destruction our birthright."
—Crimson creed*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Trailblazing Historian](/printing/trailblazing-historian-mom.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Cunning Sparkmage](/printing/cunning-sparkmage-wwk.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
3. [Bloodlust Inciter](/printing/bloodlust-inciter-akr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Whip Sergeant](/printing/whip-sergeant-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Akki Drillmaster](/printing/akki-drillmaster-sok.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
6. [Crimson Wisps](/printing/crimson-wisps-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters 25 (A25) #127
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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