Steel of the Godhead
Steel of the Godhead: Enchantment - Aura, Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W/U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment - Aura
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth (DDI)
- Released
- 2012-03-30
- Collector number
- 30
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Keywords
- Enchant
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About Steel of the Godhead
Steel of the Godhead is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white and blue enchantment from Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth (DDI), a Duel Decks release released in March 2012. It is collector number 30 in that set, with art by Jason Chan. It costs {2}{W/U} to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Shadowmoor (2008) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is white, it gets +1/+1 and has lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
As long as enchanted creature is blue, it gets +1/+1 and can't be blocked.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.64 (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 Steel of the Godhead by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Steel of the Godhead
Steel of the Godhead has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #SHM-150 | Common | 2024 |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) #150 | Common | 2008 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Steel of the Godhead.
- If the enchanted creature is both of the listed colors, it will get both bonuses.
Similar cards
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