Meddling Mage

Creature - Human Wizard 2/2, WU (2)

As Meddling Mage enters the battlefield, name a nonland card.

The named card can't be cast.

"This violent wasteland is an indictment of its people. These cowards lack the will to oppose disorder."

Illus. Todd Lockwood

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 2/1/2006: If you somehow manage to cast this while other spells are on the stack, those spells won't be countered.
• 5/1/2009: No one can cast spells or activate abilities between the time a card is named and the time that Meddling Mage's ability starts to work.
• 5/1/2009: Spells with the chosen name that somehow happen to already be on the stack when Meddling Mage enters the battlefield are not affected by Meddling Mage's ability.
• 5/1/2009: Although the named card can't be cast, it can still be put onto the battlefield by a spell or ability (if it's a permanent card).
• 5/1/2009: If you want to name a split card, you must name both halves of it (for example, "Boom // Bust"). Neither side of that split card (Boom or Bust) can be cast.
• 5/1/2009: If a card with morph is named, that card may still be cast face down. Face-down cards have no names.
• 5/1/2009: Some cards (such as Isochron Scepter, for example) let you cast a copy of a card. A copy of a card isn't actually a card, so Meddling Mage can't stop this.
• 5/1/2009: Once Meddling Mage leaves the battlefield, the named card can be cast again.

• 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