---
name: "Grixis Battlemage"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PS11"
set_name: "Salvat 2011"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "89838d28-6026-417d-9ec3-0081911291fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grixis-battlemage-ps11"
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.

> *Los vitales de Grixis que burlan la muerte viviente deben rebuscárselas para retener su mortalidad. El resultado es una raza de magos muy ocurrentes.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Salvat 2011 (PS11) #72
- **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`