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Rowan, Scion of War

Rowan, Scion of War

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Rowan wants a deck that hurts every player at once and outlasts the pain. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Wizards.

  • Mana cost1 genericblackred
  • Black, Red ()
  • Power / toughness4 / 2
  • RarityMythic

Menace

tap: Spells you cast this turn that are black and/or red cost X less to cast, where X is the amount of life you lost this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

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Cards That Fit Rowan, Scion of War

Picked for what they do in Rowan's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Rowan's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Rowan, Scion of War

explain how Rowan works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 1 Sep 2023

Rowan's activated ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.

Wizards of the Coast 1 Sep 2023

Rowan's activated ability counts the total amount of life you lost without taking into account any life you gained during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, the cost of black and/or red spells you cast this turn will be reduced by {3}.

Wizards of the Coast 1 Sep 2023

Rowan's activated ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.

Wizards of the Coast 1 Sep 2023

The value of X is determined only once, at the time Rowan, Scion of War's activated ability resolves.

4 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Rowan, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBRPlayers write colors as letters: B for black, R for red.Group SlugGroup Slug decks hurt every player at the table at once, then make sure they can survive the pain better than anyone else. Typical cards make each player take damage or lose life whenever they draw, cast a spell or tap a land for mana.Open the Group Slug pageCost ModificationChanges what a spell costs to cast: cheaper for you, or more expensive for everyone. It is the broad family; Cost Reducer and Spell Tax say which direction a given card goes. Herald's Horn, Foundry InspectorOpen the Cost Modification pageCost ReducerMakes your own spells cheaper to cast. A discount every turn adds up faster than a single burst of mana. Herald's Horn, Foundry InspectorOpen the Cost Reducer pageEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion page