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Sentinel Tower

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Artifact

BBDBattlebond#79rare
Foil

The built-in obstacles force competitors to think three moves ahead.

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 56–1201
Illustrator
Jung Park
Found in
Battlebond Booster Pack
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever an instant or sorcery spell is cast during your turn, this artifact deals damage to any target equal to 1 plus the number of instant and sorcery spells cast before that spell this turn.
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$1.87
$1.00 low$0.50 gap
Foil+0.0%
$5.84
$10.71 low$4.11 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.87· across 1 printing

Rulings

4 · latest Jun 8, 2018 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    For example, the first instant or sorcery spell cast during your turn causes Sentinel Tower to deal 1 damage; the second causes it to deal 2 damage, and so on.

  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    Sentinel Tower’s ability counts all instant and sorcery spells cast in the turn before the spell that caused it to trigger, even if those spells are still on the stack or have been countered.

  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    Sentinel Tower’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    You choose the target for Sentinel Tower’s ability, regardless of who cast the spell that caused it to trigger.

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