First printed in Scars of Mirrodin (2010)
All 8 prints
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Star Trek Commander (TRC) #241, 2026
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Star Trek Commander (TRC) #430, 2026
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The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #76, 2022
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Double Masters (2XM) #34, 2020
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Historic Anthology 3 (HA3) #4, 2020 (digital)
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #37865, 2011 (digital)
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DCI Promos (DCI) #62, 2010
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Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #24, 2010
Enchantment
Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.
"Death shall prevail as long as our will falls to rust. May necessity anneal our resolve."
—Ghalma the Shaper
- Illustrated by
- Wayne Reynolds
- Watermark
- Mirran
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to artifact creatures you control may become lethal if Tempered Steel leaves the battlefield during that turn.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Blasting Station + Colfenor, the Last Yew + Memnite + Ornithopter + Tempered Steel
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Memnite + Tempered Steel + Thassa's Oracle + Underworld Breach
