MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #24

Tempered Steel

som·#24·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Wayne Reynolds

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wishlisted

Oct '10

16 yr ago

Value

$2.60+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.66 · low $1.51

NM$1.60

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.48–$1.69modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.60low $0.02range 7900.0%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,508 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$3.71

Nonfoil$1.60

Gameplay

Enchantment

Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.

"Death shall prevail as long as our will falls to rust. May necessity anneal our resolve." —Ghalma the Shaper

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-08-07wotc

Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to artifact creatures you control may become lethal if Tempered Steel leaves the battlefield during that turn.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.60. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.60 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOM — 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 #24 of *Scars of Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2010 Scars of Mirrodin release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{W}{W} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,508 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Rarix catalogs 804 other cards credited to this artist.