Chimeric Staff USG

Other printings of "Chimeric Staff": USG #288 10E #313

Card

id	99096
artist	Michael Sutfin
artistIds	5ce7b3bd-53d2-49e6-b504-37191e8e9b17
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity
colorIndicator
colors
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	25067
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText	A snake in the grasp.
frameEffects
frameVersion	1997
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{4}
manaValue	4
name	Chimeric Staff
number	288
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	{X} Chimeric Staff is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to X until end of turn.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	10E, USG
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	USG
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['96772e6d-0aba-5362-ab10-d5f3f6d23634', 'c901ab11-9d40-5fc1-a603-470b42f4b48b']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	{X}: This artifact becomes an X/X Construct artifact creature until end of turn.
toughness
type	Artifact
types	Artifact
uuid	f334e38b-3c54-5dba-8905-7e0c7e608243
variations
watermark
setName	Urza's Saga

Identifiers

id	99096
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cardKingdomFoilId
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deckboxId	3090
mcmId	10495
mcmMetaId	960
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mtgjsonV4Id	17e10abb-638e-575f-aedb-b03e9df8f09d
mtgoFoilId	11776
mtgoId	11775
multiverseId	8858
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	a27c228b-8339-49d1-af0c-05e7d7ba4c9d
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Legalities

id	99096
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern	Legal
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	f334e38b-3c54-5dba-8905-7e0c7e608243
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	99096
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/3b1f85e38db65d0a
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/3d2576a688d28922
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/e99bfdaad1b11d12
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	f334e38b-3c54-5dba-8905-7e0c7e608243

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text
French	Bâton chimérique
German	Chimärenstab	Artefakt	X: Der Chimärenstab ist bis zum Ende des Zuges eine Artefaktkreatur mit Stärke und Widerstandskraft gleich X.
Italian	Bastone Chimerico
Japanese	キマイラ杖
Portuguese (Brazil)	Bastão Quimérico
Spanish	Bastón quimérico

Rulings

date	text
2008-08-01	A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
2009-10-01	If Chimeric Staff is already an artifact creature when you activate its ability, Chimeric Staff stays an artifact creature but the ability resets its creature types. You always apply the effect from this card before counters or other effects that modify power and toughness. For example, if you pay {3} to make it a 3/3, then someone gives it -1/-1, it will be a 2/2. If you then activate the ability with {4}, you will apply the "4/4" effect before the -1/-1 effect, so the end result will be a 3/3. Damage that was dealt to the creature stays on it.

date

text

2008-08-01

A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.

2009-10-01

If Chimeric Staff is already an artifact creature when you activate its ability, Chimeric Staff stays an artifact creature but the ability resets its creature types. You always apply the effect from this card before counters or other effects that modify power and toughness. For example, if you pay {3} to make it a 3/3, then someone gives it -1/-1, it will be a 2/2. If you then activate the ability with {4}, you will apply the "4/4" effect before the -1/-1 effect, so the end result will be a 3/3. Damage that was dealt to the creature stays on it.