Staff of Zegon
Artifact
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: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition IV
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30517
Staff of Zegon gives a creature -2/-1 until end of turn — a combat trick that trades poorly against most threats for a cost that rarely justifies the slot. It's a bulk common that belongs in limited, not Commander.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Staff of Zegon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing meaningful play in none of them. In Pauper, where commons compete on raw efficiency, a single-use -2/-1 effect at that mana investment doesn't clear the bar when direct removal exists at similar cost. In Commander, the effect is laughably underpowered against 5/5s and bigger — a temporary stat reduction does nothing to stop a threat and changes no board state permanently. Legacy and Vintage have access to the most efficient spells ever printed, and Staff of Zegon doesn't register.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Staff of Zegon isn't currently available, but as an obscure bulk common it almost certainly sits at or near $0.25 or less. There's no competitive demand driving the price up, so if you want one for a novelty deck, expect to find it in a bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.