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Magic: The Gathering

Proteus Staff

Mystery Booster 2 140 • rare

Set
Mystery Booster 2
Collector number
140
Rarity
Rare
Mana cost
3 generic mana
Type
Artifact
Colors
Colorless
Artist
Trevor Hairsine
Market price
$0.62
$0.62est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
1other printing of this card
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What it does

2 generic mana blue mana, tap: Put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library. That creature's controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. The player puts that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of their library in any order. Activate only as a sorcery.

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Proteus Staff originally debuted in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team to explore the mechanical potential of the artifact-heavy plane. Its design centers on a high-risk, high-reward engine that allows a player to polymorph their creatures, transforming a board state by exiling a creature and revealing cards until a new one is found. The card is a quintessential example of artifact utility that balances chaotic variance with strategic deck manipulation.

The version found in Mystery Booster 2, marked with collector number 140, serves as a reprint that maintains the aesthetic spirit of the original Mirrodin run. These cards were curated for the Mystery Booster 2 experience to showcase the evolution of artifact design, offering players a functional piece of Magic history in a draftable format. Like its predecessors, it is recognized for its distinctive visual identity and its role as a cornerstone of combo-oriented artifact decks.

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