One of the better guildmages, good control abilities.
noarms
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0)(6 votes)
good card you and shut down your apponints huge cards before they get a chance to use it. i have the Azorius Guildmage deck its good for controling the game and chipping away apponints life a little at a time.
majinara
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Got her in more decks than any other guildmage. It's easy to play in matters of mana cost, 2/2 is a fine body for that as well, wizard is a creature type that is buffed by many other cards (azami, lady of scrolls for example), it can tap multiple creatures at instant speed and even the turn it comes into play. The best though is the ability to counter activated abilities. Be it the card-draw effect of cycling, someone trying to pop a pernicious deed, trying to sac an aura of silence, mindslavering you or whatever. This guy can stop it all. :)
Raveknight
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(12 votes)
her second ability counters plansewalker abilities thats cool and repeatable :p
metalevolence
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(11 votes)
female vedalken is kinda cool
True_Smog
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Very good creature, her second ability is awesome.
Telecaster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(11 votes)
pair this with training grounds and prepare for utter domination.
Laguz
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(18 votes)
That is one hot vedalken.
Mprime818
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Control at it's finest, literally!!! I wouldcwife her up, if she didn't tap me...
alucard311
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Wow, I just realized that i have been playing this card incorrectly. I thought that the "mana abilities can't be countered" prevented me from stopping an ability that only cost mana. Now I realize that this only stops effects that GIVE mana, so you couldn't use it to counter the "T: Add X mana to your mana pool" that most lands have inherently. Excuse me, i have to go counter some Ezuri, Renegade Leader shenanigans.
Lyoncet
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Hey, it's like they put Stifle on a (very shapely) stick and made it not broken! 3 CMC to activate is a bit restrictive, but since almost all active abilities come from permanents (cycling being one exception) you should pretty much always know just how much mana to hold aside.
In most cases I'd rather run Pithing Needle, but between the tap ability and being able to as many abilities (and different cards) as you have mana for, she's certainly far from outclassed. Also compliments Meddling Mage very well in that if a major threat or two slip in before you get out your Mage, you can still likely nullify a the card without having to use a kill or bounce.
zarkman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
2 mana of two possible colors for a 2/2, alright, why not.
Add two abilities for utility, where one of them is pretty damn nice?
Makes for a solid card, I like it!
MacBizzle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
She really isn't that shapely. She's a b cup, tops. I'd call her build "lanky", actually.
I love her. My favorite guildmage, her abilities are arguably better than the rest of the guildmages (save Izzet Guildmage for infinite mana production capability and Simic Guildmage for aura related shenanigans), and her abilities are really economically priced. She's got half a stifle with a reusable aspect, and she's got a tap that doesn't require her to tap.
I also love her aesthetics. She looks tired and bored, which, when combined with the completely-stall-the-game abilities, really adds to the bureaucratic flavor of Azorius.
BonniePrinceCharlie
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very nice wizard that you can use with Azami, Lady of Scrolls. Tap her to draw a card and still be able to use both her abilities, yowza.
Singe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I picture her sounding like an African woman slapping Sorin telling him to shut the hell up every time I use the 2nd effect.
Only good for the activated ability counter as there's very little of that in this game.
sonorhC
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So, I'm the only one who thinks she looks like Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan?
Hunted0Lesser
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Is it bad that I can prevent you from ever getting to 3 mana? Hosing fetch lands since turn three. Use with Stifle, Cursecatcher, Judge's Familiar and Wasteland for fun times.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Really great next to Interdict and counterspells. If they play a fetchland, counter that for card advantage. If they play a spell, counter it.
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It's easy to play in matters of mana cost, 2/2 is a fine body for that as well, wizard is a creature type that is buffed by many other cards (azami, lady of scrolls for example), it can tap multiple creatures at instant speed and even the turn it comes into play.
The best though is the ability to counter activated abilities. Be it the card-draw effect of cycling, someone trying to pop a pernicious deed, trying to sac an aura of silence, mindslavering you or whatever. This guy can stop it all. :)
In most cases I'd rather run Pithing Needle, but between the tap ability and being able to as many abilities (and different cards) as you have mana for, she's certainly far from outclassed. Also compliments Meddling Mage very well in that if a major threat or two slip in before you get out your Mage, you can still likely nullify a the card without having to use a kill or bounce.
Add two abilities for utility, where one of them is pretty damn nice?
Makes for a solid card, I like it!
I love her. My favorite guildmage, her abilities are arguably better than the rest of the guildmages (save Izzet Guildmage for infinite mana production capability and Simic Guildmage for aura related shenanigans), and her abilities are really economically priced. She's got half a stifle with a reusable aspect, and she's got a tap that doesn't require her to tap.
I also love her aesthetics. She looks tired and bored, which, when combined with the completely-stall-the-game abilities, really adds to the bureaucratic flavor of Azorius.
If neither? Think Twice