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Sculpting Steel
BRR · The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #50 · Rare · released 2022-11-18
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Artifact
You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any artifact on the battlefield.
An artificer once dropped one in a vault full of coins. She has yet to find it.
Sculpting Steel is a rare artifact from The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (2022). It has been printed 13 times across 10 sets, from 2003 to 2024. Recent market prices range from $1.66 to $349.99 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
USD$1.97
USD Foil$3.49
Format legality
Where you can play Sculpting Steel in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings (13)
Prices range from $1.66 to $349.99 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Tenth Edition at $1.66.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrodin | 238 | Rare | $1.85 | $14.35 |
| Tenth Edition | 342 | Rare | $1.66 | $12.44 |
| Kaladesh Inventions | 23 | Special | — | $101.94 |
| Double Masters | 286 | Rare | $1.98 | $2.42 |
| Kaladesh Remastered | 302 | Mythic | — | — |
| Commander 2021 | 261 | Rare | $2.05 | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander | 247★ | Rare | — | $6.42 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander | 247 | Rare | $3.83 | — |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts | 113z | Rare | — | $349.99 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts | 113 | Rare | $3.18 | $6.39 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts This page | 50 | Rare | $1.93 | $3.49 |
| March of the Machine Commander | 374 | Rare | $3.74 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop | 864 | Rare | — | $5.56 |
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Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (5).
- 2007-07-15Sculpting Steel doesn't copy whether the original artifact is tapped or untapped. It also doesn't copy any counters on that artifact, any Auras or Equipment attached to that artifact, or any effects that are currently affecting that artifact — you get exactly what's printed on the chosen card and nothing more. So if you copy an animated Chimeric Staff, for example, you get a normal, nonanimated Chimeric Staff.
- 2007-07-15If the chosen artifact is copying something else (for example, if the chosen artifact is another Sculpting Steel), then your Sculpting Steel enters as whatever the chosen artifact copied.
- 2007-07-15If the chosen artifact is a token, your Sculpting Steel copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Your Sculpting Steel is not considered to be a token.
- 2007-07-15You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Sculpting Steel stays on the battlefield as an artifact that doesn't do much of anything.
- 2004-12-01Any "enters" abilities of the copied artifact will trigger when Sculpting Steel enters. Any "as enters" or "enters with" abilities of the chosen artifact will also work. For example, if Sculpting Steel copies an artifact creature with sunburst, the copy will get +1/+1 counters based on the number of different colors of mana used to pay Sculpting Steel's total cost. If Sculpting Steel copies a noncreature artifact with sunburst, the copy will get charge counters based on the number of different colors of mana used to pay Sculpting Steel's total cost.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sculpting Steel legal in Commander?
Yes — Sculpting Steel is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Sculpting Steel legal in?
Sculpting Steel is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Sculpting Steel been printed?
Sculpting Steel has been printed 13 times across 10 sets, from 2003 to 2024.
What is the cheapest printing of Sculpting Steel?
The cheapest printing is Tenth Edition (#342) at about $1.66.
Who illustrated Sculpting Steel?
This printing of Sculpting Steel was illustrated by Heather Hudson.