Thunderstaff
Darksteel (DST) #153 · Uncommon · Artifact
Mana cost: {3}
As long as this artifact is untapped, if a creature would deal combat damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
{2}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Illustrated by Kaja Foglio · Released February 6, 2004
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.30 USD · €0.13 EUR
- Foil: $1.12 USD · €0.62 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.01 USD (3.4%) to $0.30 USD; low $0.28 USD, high $0.30 USD.
Printings
- Commander Anthology #237 (CMA) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.27 USD
- Commander 2013 #267 (C13) · Uncommon · 2013 · $0.26 USD
- Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia #31 (TD2) · Uncommon · 2011
- Archenemy #122 (ARC) · Uncommon · 2010 · $0.38 USD
- Darksteel #153 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2004 · $0.30 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-12-01 · wotc — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- Phelddagrif · in 6% of 49 decks