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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Staff of the Letter Magus

3 · Artifact

As Staff of the Letter Magus enters the battlefield, choose a consonant other than N, R, S, or T. Whenever a player casts a spell, you gain 1 life for each time the chosen letter appears in that spell's name.

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