---
name: "Staff of Zegon"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "52c53132-146a-4912-8e0f-1d4d9937fff3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/staff-of-zegon-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Staff of Zegon
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{3}, {T}: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

> *Though Mishra was impressed by the staves Ashnod had created for Zegon's defense, he understood they only hinted at her full potential.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
2. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
3. [Gnarled Effigy](/printing/gnarled-effigy-shm.md) — Artifact
4. [Tar Snare](/printing/tar-snare-ogw.md) — Instant
5. [Weakstone](/printing/weakstone-atq.md) — Artifact
6. [Disfigure](/printing/disfigure-ddr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #229
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`