Esper Battlemage

Artifact Creature - Human Wizard 2/2, 2U (3)

{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

She can heal the flesh, or exploit its many weaknesses.

Illus. Matt Cavotta

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2008: The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern