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 [Nov 2009]

• 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.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard, MTGO Classic
Printings (1/9)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)