Sylvok Lifestaff
~$0.19 low · ~$4.25 high
Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
Scars of Mirrodin #209 · Illustrated by Martina Pilcerova
Scars of Mirrodin #209 · Illustrated by Martina PilcerovaWhat is Sylvok Lifestaff worth?
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Oracle text
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature dies, you gain 3 life.
Equip
The druid's lifestaff connects her to generations of bygone Sylvok.
Format legality
The only printing of Sylvok Lifestaff
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scars of Mirrodin som #209· 2010common· Cardmarket €0.28 · €3.35 foil | common | $0.19 | $4.25 | €0.28€3.35 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2010
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #23,151 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip
- Artist
- Martina Pilcerova
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Scars of Mirrodin card (#209).
209
- 209Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Sylvok Lifestaff, read from the Scars of Mirrodin printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Sylvok Lifestaff. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type. Equipment is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Martina Pilcerova. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Scars of Mirrodin. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 209 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Martina Pilcerova, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- EquipCR 702.6
- Pay the cost to attach this Equipment to a creature you control. Only when you could cast a sorcery.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2011-01-01
If Sylvok Lifestaff and the equipped creature are put into their owners’ graveyards at the same time (due to Planar Cleansing, perhaps), the triggered ability will still trigger. You’ll gain 3 life.
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