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◇ Catalog #153

Thunderstaff

dst·#153·uncommon·foil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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Feb '04

22 yr ago

Value

$1.16+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.20 · low $1.09

NM$1.16

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.07–$1.22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.27low $0.03range 4133.3%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,030 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.16

Nonfoil$0.26

Gameplay

Artifact

As long as this artifact is untapped, if a creature would deal combat damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage. {2}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-12-01wotc

If Thunderstaff is untapped, it prevents 1 damage from each creature, each time it would deal combat damage to you. So if three creatures with double strike attack you and aren’t blocked, Thunderstaff will prevent a total of 6 damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.27 across 50 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 #153 of *Darksteel*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2004 Darksteel release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,030 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.