Damping Sphere
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
If a land is tapped for two or more mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount.
Each spell a player casts costs 1 more to cast for each other spell that player has cast this turn.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2022-12-08
Damping Sphere’s second ability counts spells that were cast during a turn even if Damping Sphere wasn’t on the battlefield as they were cast. For example, if Damping Sphere itself is the third spell you cast in a turn, the next spell you cast costs 3 more to cast.
- 2022-12-08
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you’re paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
- 2022-12-08
If multiple replacement effects would modify the mana an ability you control produces, choose one to apply. After that, determine if any others are applicable. A replacement effect can’t apply to the same event more than once.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Damping Sphere, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urza, Lord High Artificer | 1 | 10 | 20% |
| Vren, the Relentless | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Blue 1 deck
- Dimir 1 deck
Damping Sphere price history
The Dominaria Remastered #219 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.61 | $1.44 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.61 | $1.44 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.63 | $1.44 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.62 | $1.49 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.63 | $1.49 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.62 | $1.49 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.64 | $1.47 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.65 | $1.47 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.66 | $1.47 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $0.66 | $1.50 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.71 | $1.48 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.72 | $1.48 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $0.71 | $1.48 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.72 | $1.45 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.73 | $1.45 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.73 | $1.40 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.74 | $1.40 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.77 | $1.37 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.79 | $1.31 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Damping Sphere
3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.61
- Foil
- $1.44
- Normal
- $1.88
- Foil
- $12.82
Dominaria
- Normal
- $0.64
- Foil
- $5.65
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Damping Sphere. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
