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Staff of the Storyteller
NM
LP
MP
HP

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Staff of the Storyteller

rare · Artifact · Secret Lair Drop
$3.48
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$4.10
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Oracle Text

When this artifact enters, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Whenever you create one or more creature tokens, put a story counter on this artifact.
{W}, {T}, Remove a story counter from this artifact: Draw a card.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{1}{W}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Staff of the Storyteller is a tidy value engine for white decks that want to play a long game without running out of gas. On entry it replaces itself with a 1/1 flying Spirit, which is already useful for chipping in, carrying equipment, or blocking evasive threats, and it immediately sets up its own story-counter progression. The real strength is in token-heavy shells: every time you make one or more creature tokens, it banks a counter, turning cards like Wedding Announcement, Secure the Wastes, or even repeatable token producers into future draws. Because the card asks for both {W} and tapping to cash in a story counter, it rewards patient control or midrange decks that can stabilize, develop a board, and then convert excess tokens into steady card advantage. In Commander, pairing it with blink effects or token doublers makes it especially potent, since it can quietly snowball into a reliable draw source.

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Character Background

Staff of the Storyteller is a tidy value engine for white decks that want to play a long game without running out of gas. On entry it replaces itself with a 1/1 flying Spirit, which is already useful for chipping in, carrying equipment, or blocking evasive threats, and it immediately sets up its own story-counter progression. The real strength is in token-heavy shells: every time you make one or more creature tokens, it banks a counter, turning cards like Wedding Announcement, Secure the Wastes, or even repeatable token producers into future draws. Because the card asks for both {W} and tapping to cash in a story counter, it rewards patient control or midrange decks that can stabilize, develop a board, and then convert excess tokens into steady card advantage. In Commander, pairing it with blink effects or token doublers makes it especially potent, since it can quietly snowball into a reliable draw source.

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