Staff of the Death Magus
Magic 2015 232 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Collector number
- 232
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.34
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 released in 2014 as part of the Magic 2015 Core Set. It belongs to a cycle of five uncommon artifacts, each tied to a specific color of mana, designed to provide lifegain utility when a player casts spells of a matching color. These cards were intended to serve as foundational pieces in Limited play environments, offering incremental advantages for deck archetypes focused on aggressive or persistent black-mana strategies.
Artist Daniel Ljunggren provided the illustration for the staff, depicting a dark, ornate rod that aligns with the grim aesthetic associated with black mana in the Magic: The Gathering universe. The design emphasizes a sense of necrotic power, fitting the card's mechanical function of draining vitality. While the card received moderate attention for its niche utility in specific draft formats, it is primarily viewed as a functional utility piece rather than a centerpiece of competitive Constructed play.
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