Staff of the Death Magus 
Artifact
Oracle text (EN)
Artifact
Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Printing details
- Set
- M14 · 219
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Released
- 2013-07-19
- Prices
- €0.12 · $0.22
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.13 | €0.11 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.12 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.13 30-day avg €0.12 | low €0.19 trend €0.69 30-day avg €0.67 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.19 | NM from €2.41 with Zero from €2.41 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.57 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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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.
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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.
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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.