Instruments of War
Artifact
J22Jumpstart 2022#50uncommon
Perfect for keeping time at a battle or a ball.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 30
- Illustrator
- Drew Tucker
- Found in
- Jumpstart 2022 Booster Pack
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
Flash
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Flash
Plays as: Tribal Lord · Tribal Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 9h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-6.1%
$0.31
$0.10 low$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.31as of 2026-07-12
-6.1%
H $0.51L $0.09since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.09
$0.01+10% · normal spread
VenuesHide venues
Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Cheapest playable copy$0.31· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Dec 2, 2022 · one tap opens all
- WotCDec 2, 2022
The choice of creature type is made as Instruments of War enters the battlefield. Players can't take any actions between the time the choice is made and the time the appropriate creatures begin to get +1/+1.
- WotCDec 2, 2022
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can't be chosen.