Thunderstaff
Artifact
DSTDarksteel#153uncommon
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
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.4%
$0.30
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.00
$0.35 low$0.27 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.30as of 2026-07-12
+3.4%
H $0.30L $0.16since Feb 2024$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.00as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $1.54L $0.35since Feb 2024$0.35
$0.08
$0.27+77% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 5 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
- 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.