Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes: Legendary Artifact - Equipment, Assassin's Creed. Equipped creature has lifelink. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Artifact - Equipment
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Assassin's Creed (ACR)
- Released
- 2024-07-05
- Collector number
- 2
- Artist
- Evan Shipard
- Keywords
- Equip
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About Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white legendary artifact from Assassin's Creed (ACR), a draft-focused set released in July 2024. It is collector number 2 in that set, with art by Evan Shipard. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. Assassin's Creed is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Equipped creature has lifelink.
As long as you have 30 or more life, equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has indestructible and "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature."
Equip {W}{W}
It can be a key, a weapon, and a way to attain great power.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.19 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Caduceus, Staff of Hermes by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #155 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #173 | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Caduceus, Staff of Hermes.
- If the equipped creature is dealt damage at the same time that you gain life (most likely because it dealt combat damage to a creature blocking or blocked by it) and your life total becomes 30 or greater as a result, the damage won’t be prevented. However, the equipped creature will have indestructible before state-based actions are checked, so it won’t be destroyed even if that damage would ordinarily be lethal.
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