The Wandering Minstrel (PFIN #249s)
The Wandering Minstrel is a rare printing from Final Fantasy Promos (PFIN #249s), a Legendary Creature — Human Bard. Illustrated by Thanh Tuấn.
Card text
Lands you control enter untapped.
The Minstrel's Ballad — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control five or more Towns, create a 2/2 Elemental creature token that's all colors.
{3}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Towns you control.
Details
| Mana cost | {G}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Human Bard |
| Power / Toughness | 1 / 3 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Final Fantasy Promos (PFIN) |
| Collector number | 249s |
| Artist | Thanh Tuấn |
| Released | 2025-06-13 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-20, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $6.27 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- June 6, 2025 — The Wandering Minstrel's second ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control five or more Towns. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't control five or more Towns at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
- June 6, 2025 — If The Wandering Minstrel would enter the battlefield at the same time a land you control would enter the battlefield tapped, that land still enters the battlefield tapped.
- June 6, 2025 — If a land has an ability that says it enters the battlefield tapped, you choose the order in which that ability's effect and The Wandering Minstrel's effect apply. This means you can choose to have the land enter tapped or untapped. If a land you control is simply put onto the battlefield tapped without a replacement effect being applied, it always enters untapped if you control The Wandering Minstrel.
- June 6, 2025 — The value of X is calculated only once, as The Wandering Minstrel's last ability resolves.
Other printings of The Wandering Minstrel
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of The Wandering Minstrel:
- The Wandering Minstrel (FIN #249)
- The Wandering Minstrel (FIN #403)
- The Wandering Minstrel (FIN #515)
- The Wandering Minstrel (FIN #548)
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