Tempered Steel
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Tempered Steel: Enchantment, The Brothers' War Commander. Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander (BRC)
- Released
- 2022-11-18
- Collector number
- 76
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Commander rank
- 3,692 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Tempered Steel
Tempered Steel is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from The Brothers' War Commander (BRC), a Commander product released in November 2022. It is collector number 76 in that set, with art by Wayne Reynolds. It costs {1}{W}{W} (one generic and two 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, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Scars of Mirrodin (2010) to The Brothers' War Commander (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.
"Death shall prevail as long as our will falls to rust. May necessity anneal our resolve." -Ghalma the Shaper
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.38 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Tempered Steel 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 |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Tempered Steel
Tempered Steel has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #241 | Rare | 2026 |
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #430 | Rare | 2026 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #34 | Rare | 2020 |
| Historic Anthology 3 (HA3) #4 | Rare | 2020 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #37865 | Rare | 2011 |
| DCI Promos (DCI) #62 | Rare | 2010 |
| Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #24 | Rare | 2010 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Tempered Steel.
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to artifact creatures you control may become lethal if Tempered Steel leaves the battlefield during that turn.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.