Thunderstaff
Artifact
DSTDarksteel#153uncommon
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
- Illustrator
- Kaja Foglio
- Found in
- Darksteel MTGO Redemption Foil · Darksteel Theme Deck Swarm and Slam · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
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
As long as this artifact is untapped, if a creature would deal combat damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
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: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.
, : Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Nonfoil
$0.29
-6.5%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.32L $0.16$0.01
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Foil
$1.00
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Since Feb 2024:H $1.54L $0.35$0.35
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Rulings
1 · latest Dec 1, 2004
- WotCDec 1, 2004
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.