Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand: Legendary Artifact, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Legendary Artifact
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 39
- Artist
- Manuel Castañón
- Keywords
- Transform
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About Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white legendary artifact from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI), an expansion set released in November 2023. It is collector number 39 in that set, with art by Manuel Castañón. It costs {2}{W}{W} (two generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.46 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When Thousand Moons Smithy enters, create a white Gnome Soldier artifact creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control."
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may tap five untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control. If you do, transform Thousand Moons Smithy.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.46 (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 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #357 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand, newest first.
- The power and toughness of the Gnome Soldier token will change as the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control changes.
- An artifact creature you control counts only once towards the Gnome Soldier's power and toughness.
- The Gnome Soldier's ability will count the Gnome Soldier itself, so it will be at least 1/1.
- Barracks of the Thousand's triggered ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger.
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