Mage il-Vec

Creature - Human Wizard 2/2, 2R (3)
{T}, Discard a card at random: Mage il-Vec deals 1 damage to target creature or player.¹
Living below a flowstone foundry produces a disproportionate number of fire mages among the il.
Illus. John Matson

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/4/2004: You must discard a card as part of the activation cost. You can't announce the ability unless you have a card in hand.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (1/6)	Exodus (Common)