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Sunscape Familiar, art by Brian Despain
Art by Brian Despain · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$3.41
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Sunscape Familiar

{1}{W} · Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Green spells and blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Rulings (7)

Oct 4, 2004 · Can never affect the colored part of the cost.

Oct 4, 2004 · If a spell is both green and blue, you pay {1} less, not {2} less.

Oct 4, 2004 · The generic X cost is still considered generic even if there is a requirement that a specific color be used for it. For example, “only black mana can be spent this way”. This distinction is important for effects which reduce the generic portion of a spell’s cost.

Oct 4, 2004 · The lower cost is not optional like with some other cost reducers.

Oct 4, 2004 · The effect is cumulative.

Oct 4, 2004 · If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell’s cost, the cost reduction still applies.

Oct 4, 2004 · This can lower the cost to zero, but not below zero.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernNot legal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Pauper

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=10 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Azorius FamiliarsPauper100%9
Esper FamiliarsPauper100%1
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Sunscape Familiar — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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