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Champion of Wits

PHOU · Hour of Devastation Promos #31s · Rare · released 2017-07-14

{2}{U}
Creature — Snake Wizard
When this creature enters, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards. Eternalize {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

Champion of Wits is a rare blue creature from Hour of Devastation Promos (2017). It has been printed 7 times across 7 sets, from 2017 to 2025. Recent market prices range from $0.18 to $1.27 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.

USD Foil$0.69
IllustratorEven Amundsen
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
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Format legality

Where you can play Champion of Wits in sanctioned and popular formats.

All printings (7)

Prices range from $0.18 to $1.27 across finishes. Cheapest printing: New Capenna Commander at $0.18.

SetNo.RarityPriceFoil
Hour of Devastation Promos This page31sRare—$0.71
Hour of Devastation31Rare$0.26$1.27
Amonkhet Remastered53Rare——
Commander 2021116Rare$0.26—
Forgotten Realms Commander80Rare$0.25—
New Capenna Commander213Rare$0.18—
Aetherdrift Commander72Rare$0.23—

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Rulings

Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (7).

  • 2017-07-14Use Champion of Wits's power as the first ability resolves to determine if you want to use the ability and how many cards you draw if you do. If you use the ability, you discard two cards regardless of how many cards you draw. If Champion of Wits leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, use its last known power.
  • 2017-07-14For each card with eternalize, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Hour of Devastation booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with eternalize; you can use the same items to represent an eternalized token as you would any other token.
  • 2017-07-14If a creature card with eternalize is put into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately afterward. You can activate its eternalize ability before any player can try to exile it, such as with Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.
  • 2017-07-14Once you've activated an eternalize ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
  • 2017-07-14The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else, except the characteristics specifically modified by eternalize. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
  • 2017-07-14The token is a Zombie in addition to its other types and is black instead of its other colors. Its base power and toughness are 4/4. It has no mana cost, and thus its mana value is 0. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.
  • 2017-07-14If the card copied by the token had any “when [this permanent] enters the battlefield” abilities, then the token also has those abilities and will trigger them when it's created. Similarly, any “as [this permanent] enters the battlefield” or “[this permanent] enters the battlefield with” abilities that the token has copied will also work.

Frequently asked questions

Is Champion of Wits legal in Commander?
Yes — Champion of Wits is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Champion of Wits legal in?
Champion of Wits is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Champion of Wits been printed?
Champion of Wits has been printed 7 times across 7 sets, from 2017 to 2025.
What is the cheapest printing of Champion of Wits?
The cheapest printing is New Capenna Commander (#213) at about $0.18.
Who illustrated Champion of Wits?
This printing of Champion of Wits was illustrated by Even Amundsen.