Staff of the Death Magus
Magic 2014 219 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Collector number
- 219
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.
A symbol of ambition in ruthless times.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Staff of the Death Magus was introduced as part of the Magic 2014 core set, released by Wizards of the Coast in July 2013. This card belongs to a cycle of five 'Staff' artifacts, each tied to a specific color of mana—in this case, black—and designed to provide life-gain utility to players who cast spells of the corresponding color. The set was intended to refresh the foundational experience for both new and returning players, balancing accessible mechanics with the core themes of the game.
The card was illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren, whose work often focuses on sharp, atmospheric fantasy imagery. For this piece, Ljunggren crafted a staff that reflects the necrotic themes associated with black mana, emphasizing dark, skeletal aesthetic elements to convey the card's role in life manipulation. While the cycle was widely used in casual formats for its synergy with mono-colored decks, it was designed primarily as a support card to stabilize board states during limited play, rather than for competitive high-level construction.
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