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Black Mage's Rod

Black

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Black Mage's Rod, Final Fantasy printing
Final Fantasy FIN · No. 90 2025-06-13

Card text

{1}{B}
Artifact — Equipment
Job select (When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +1/+0, has "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent," and is a Wizard in addition to its other types. Equip {3}
Keywords: Job select, Equip
EDHREC rank #2543 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The granted ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast

If the job select ability causes two Hero tokens to be created (due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), the Equipment becomes attached to only one of them.

2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast

The Hero token enters as a 1/1 creature, then the Equipment becomes attached to it. Abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield see that a 1/1 creature entered the battlefield.

2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast

You may pay the Equipment's equip cost as normal to move it from the Hero token to another creature you control.

2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast

If the Hero token is destroyed, the Equipment stays on the battlefield.

2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast

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