---
name: "Magus of the Chains"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "549"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Will Liu"
oracle_id: "401c5a8a-25f7-493a-b8d7-8679dd6949d6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magus-of-the-chains-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Magus of the Chains
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chains of Mephistopheles](/printing/chains-of-mephistopheles-leg.md) — Enchantment
2. [Magus of the Bazaar](/printing/magus-of-the-bazaar-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Cathartic Adept](/printing/cathartic-adept-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Deranged Assistant](/printing/deranged-assistant-uma.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Dreamborn Muse](/printing/dreamborn-muse-cmd.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Jace's Erasure](/printing/jaces-erasure-m11.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #549
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Will Liu

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