Staff of the Death Magus

Magic 2015 (M15) #232 · Uncommon · Artifact

Mana cost: {3}

Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of ambition in ruthless times.

Illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren · Released July 18, 2014

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (11.1%) to $0.40 USD; low $0.36 USD, high $0.43 USD.

Printings

  1. Magic 2015 #232 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2014 · $0.40 USD
  2. Magic 2014 #219 (M14) · Uncommon · 2013 · $0.26 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2014-07-18 · wotc — Most nonbasic lands don’t have basic land types, even if they produce colored mana. For example, Caves of Koilos is neither a Plains nor a Swamp. Having one enter the battlefield under your control won’t cause Staff of the Sun Magus’s ability to trigger.
  2. 2014-07-18 · wotc — Each of these artifacts cares about any land with the appropriate basic land type. For example, Staff of the Sun Magus’s ability triggers when any land with the subtype Plains enters the battlefield under your control, not just lands named Plains.
  3. 2014-07-18 · wotc — If you cast a copy of a card that’s a certain color, the appropriate Staff’s ability will trigger. However, if you copy a spell on the stack without casting that copy, it will not.

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