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Sage of the MazeHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Modern Horizons 3 Commander· June 14, 2024
Carte Magic Sage of the Maze

Sage of the Maze is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. {T}: Until end of turn, target land you control becomes an X/X Citizen creature with haste in addition to its other types, where X is twice the number of Gates you control. Activate only as a sorcery. Tap an untapped Gate you control: Untap this creature.

How it works : Sage of the Maze

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The value of X is calculated only once, as Sage of the Maze's second ability resolves.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Sage of the Maze
+Springheart Nantuko
#1

Sage of the Maze + Springheart Nantuko

Infinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped copies of the Gate
  1. 1Activate Sage of the Maze's second ability by tapping it, causing the Gate to become a creature.
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Gate.
  3. 3Play a land.
  4. 4When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate Sage of the Maze's third ability by tapping an untapped Gate, untapping Sage of the Maze.
  6. 6Activate Sage of the Maze's first ability by tapping it, adding {1}{G}.
  7. 7Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of the Gate it is attached to.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Sage of the Maze
+Freed from the Real
#2

Sage of the Maze + Freed from the Real

Infinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Sage of the Maze's first ability by tapping it, adding {U} and one mana of any color.
  2. 2Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying {U}, untapping Sage of the Maze.
  3. 3Repeat.
Sage of the Maze
+Pemmin's Aura
#3

Sage of the Maze + Pemmin's Aura

Infinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Sage of the Maze's first ability by tapping it, adding {U} and one mana of any color.
  2. 2Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying {U}, untapping Sage of the Maze.
  3. 3Repeat.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
+Scryb Ranger
+Sage of the Maze
#4

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Scryb Ranger + Sage of the Maze

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate Sage of the Maze by tapping it, adding {G}{G}.
  2. 2Activate Scryb Ranger by returning it from the battlefield to your hand, untapping Sage of the Maze.
  3. 3Cast Scryb Ranger by paying {1}{G}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
+Pili-Pala
+Sage of the Maze
#5

Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Sage of the Maze

Infinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Marvin using Sage of the Maze's ability by tapping it, adding two mana of any color(s).
  2. 2Activate Marvin using Pili-Pala's ability by paying {2} and untapping it, adding one mana of any color.
  3. 3Repeat.
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
+Horseshoe Crab
+Sage of the Maze
#6

Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Horseshoe Crab + Sage of the Maze

Infinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Marvin using Sage of the Maze's ability by tapping it, adding {1}{U}.
  2. 2Activate Marvin using Horseshoe Crab's ability by paying {U}, untapping it.
  3. 3Repeat.
Arcanis the Omnipotent
+Tolarian Kraken
+Sage of the Maze
#7

Arcanis the Omnipotent + Tolarian Kraken + Sage of the Maze

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggers
  1. 1Activate Sage of the Maze by tapping it, adding {2}.
  2. 2Activate Arcanis's first ability by tapping it, causing you to draw three cards.
  3. 3Tolarian Kraken triggers three times. Resolve the first two triggers, causing you to pay {2} to untap Arcanis and Sage of the Maze.
  4. 4Resolve the last Tolarian Kraken trigger, choosing not to pay.
  5. 5Repeat.
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
+Simic Ragworm
+Sage of the Maze
#8

Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Simic Ragworm + Sage of the Maze

Infinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Marvin using Sage of the Maze's ability by tapping it, adding {1}{U}.
  2. 2Activate Marvin using Simic Ragworm's ability by paying {U}, untapping it.
  3. 3Repeat.
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Legal formats

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