Trinket Mage would be a great card even if it
weren't in an artifact block. That particular
card type has always been popular, and some of
the best are right within Trinket Mage's range,
from Ivory Tower to Relic of Progenitus (not to
mention any card with "Mox" in its name!). The
fact that the most recent set does have an
artifact theme puts Trinket Mage over the line
to amazing, and the fact that there are two more
such sets to come means that the best may be yet
to come.
Today's card of the day is Trinket Mage which
was last seen in Fifth Dawn and at three mana
for a 2/2 with a solid deck thinning plus hand
advantage effect is extremely useful. A
Blue deck running appropriately costed artifacts
would do well to find room for a card like this
as it supports typical control themes quite
nicely. Even just getting an Ornithopter
or Memnite is still a decent play as it can be
added to the battlefield at no additional cost.
A great card with plenty of options in a format
that is just going to get more artifacts in
future sets, so expect to see it more and not
less in the future.
For Limited a three mana 2/2 isn't horrible and
a single Blue is easy to manage, but the card
advantage and very high number of artifacts in
the format make this a very high pick.
Depending on the pack in Booster this may be as
early as second or third choice if your opening
card was an artifact or Blue and always included
in a Sealed deck with Blue as the primary or
secondary color.
