Darksteel Axe
Artifact — Equipment
SOMScars of Mirrodin#149uncommon
Foil
Heavier than it looks, tricky to wield, guaranteed to last.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 1067
- Illustrator
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Found in
- Mirrodin Besieged Event Deck Into the Breach · Scars of Mirrodin MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this Equipment.)
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip 
IndestructibleEquip
Plays as: Is Equipment
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.17
$0.07 low$0.06 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.60
$0.21 low$0.05 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.17as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.19L $0.10since Feb 2024$0.07
$0.01
$0.06+86% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Foil
$0.60as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.73L $0.30since Feb 2024$0.21
$0.16
$0.05+24% · normal spread
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Buylist: cardkingdom
Cheapest playable copy$0.17· across 4 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 1, 2013
Although Darksteel Axe has indestructible, it can still be put into the graveyard for other reasons. The most likely reason is if it's sacrificed.
- WotCJul 1, 2013
Darksteel Axe itself has indestructible, not the creature it's equipping.