Sphinx-Bone Wand

Sphinx-Bone Wand

{7}Artifact

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Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put a charge counter on this artifact. If you do, this artifact deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to any target.

What it does

Tagged as Removal · Spellslinger payoff — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. If you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Sphinx-Bone Wand’s ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. The ability will resolve before the spell does. (2010-06-15)
  2. If Sphinx-Bone Wand leaves the battlefield before its ability resolves, you won’t be able to put a charge counter on it. As a result, it won’t deal damage. (2010-06-15)
  3. If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time the ability resolves, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t put a charge counter on Sphinx-Bone Wand and it won’t deal damage. (2010-06-15)

Printings & prices

Every set Sphinx-Bone Wand has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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