MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #31

Thunderstaff

DIGITAL ONLY

td2·#31·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '11

15 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,030 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.04

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TD2 — the lineup includes 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 #31 of *Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia 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.