---
name: "Grixis Battlemage"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "89838d28-6026-417d-9ec3-0081911291fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grixis-battlemage-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
{R}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn.

> *Os vitais de Grixis que fogem dos mortos-vivos precisam tentar de tudo para reter sua vitalidade. O resultado é uma raça de magos inventivos.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dimir Guildmage](/printing/dimir-guildmage-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Teferi's Protege](/printing/teferis-protege-m21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Magus of the Bazaar](/printing/magus-of-the-bazaar-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Zuran Enchanter](/printing/zuran-enchanter-ice.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Erratic Visionary](/printing/erratic-visionary-war.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #78
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`