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Sphinx-Bone Wand

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Artifact

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Its host's final curse lies captured within.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Franz Vohwinkel
Found in
Duel Deck Izzet vs Golgari Izzet Deck
Printings2EDHREC rank#15,130
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put a charge counter on this artifact. If you do, this artifact deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to any target.
Plays as:
Planeswalker RemovalSpell Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-3.9%
$0.49
$0.25 low$0.20 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.44· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Jun 15, 2010
  • WotCJun 15, 2010

    If Sphinx-Bone Wand leaves the battlefield before its ability resolves, you won’t be able to put a charge counter on it. As a result, it won’t deal damage.

  • WotCJun 15, 2010

    If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time the ability resolves, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t put a charge counter on Sphinx-Bone Wand and it won’t deal damage.

  • WotCJun 15, 2010

    If you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Sphinx-Bone Wand’s ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. The ability will resolve before the spell does.