Cornered by Black Mages
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent."
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2025-06-06
The Wizard token's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Cornered by Black Mages, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y'shtola, Night's Blessed | 3 | 0 | — |
| Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied | 2 | 0 | — |
| Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Esper 3 decks
- Rakdos 2 decks
- Mono-Black 1 deck
Every version of Cornered by Black Mages
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly — a printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall genuinely publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.24
- Foil
- $0.28
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Cornered by Black Mages — a name search across every version, for the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only — no individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.