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◇ Catalog #147

Surestrike Trident

dst·#147·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Ben Thompson

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wishlisted

Feb '04

22 yr ago

Value

$1.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.29 · low $1.18

NM$1.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.16–$1.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.25low $0.03range 4066.7%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,756 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$6.35

Nonfoil$1.25

Gameplay

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has first strike and "{T}, Unattach Surestrike Trident: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker." Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-12-01wotc

“Unattach Surestrike Trident” means just that — Surestrike Trident moves off the creature it was equipping and remains on the battlefield.

2004-12-01wotc

Surestrike Trident grants an ability to the equipped creature.

2004-12-01wotc

The equipped creature’s controller chooses whether or not to activate the activated ability. It doesn’t matter who controls Surestrike Trident.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.25 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DST — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #147 of *Darksteel*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2004 Darksteel release.

Card type: Artifact — Equipment, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,756 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ben Thompson. Rarix catalogs 247 other cards credited to this artist.