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Thud-for-Duds Unstable Borderless MTG card

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Thud-for-Duds

ARTIFACT — CONTRAPTION Uncommon
Unstable UST #206
$0.17

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Thud-for-Duds Price Summary

Thud-for-Duds's current headline price is $0.17.

Thud-for-Duds Printings & Prices

1 printings

Thud-for-Duds has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.

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Thud-for-Duds Rules Text & Legality

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Artifact — Contraption

Whenever you crank this Contraption, roll two six-sided dice. This Contraption deals damage to target creature equal to the difference between those results.

Thud-for-Duds is not legal in any of the major constructed formats.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Not legal
commander
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Thud-for-Duds Rulings

5 most recent
  • Jan 19, 2018 Any Contraption that's on the battlefield and wasn't assembled immediately heads to the scrapyard. However, if it's a not an actual Contraption card (like Copy Artifact isn't), it goes to your graveyard as normal. Non-Contraption cards can't be in the scrapyard.
  • Jan 19, 2018 At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control any Contraptions, move the CRANK! counter to the next sprocket. You may then crank any number of Contraptions on that sprocket, causing their abilities to trigger. Cranking a Contraption is always optional.
  • Jan 19, 2018 Contraptions are artifacts. Anything that interacts with artifacts will interact with Contraptions.
  • Jan 19, 2018 Contraptions aren't put into your main deck. They go into a separate deck called the Contraption deck.
  • Jan 19, 2018 If a Contraption would leave the battlefield and go to any zone other than exile, it instead goes to the scrapyard, the Contraption deck's version of the graveyard. Things that affect the graveyard do not affect the scrapyard. You can exile Contraptions just fine.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Thud-for-Duds has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
UST #206 2017-12-08 Uncommon Borderless
UST #206 2017-12-08 Uncommon Borderless

Thud-for-Duds FAQ

How much is Thud-for-Duds worth?

Thud-for-Duds is worth about $0.17 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Thud-for-Duds legal in Commander?

No — Thud-for-Duds is not legal in any of the major constructed formats (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper).

Has Thud-for-Duds been reprinted?

Yes — Thud-for-Duds has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Thud-for-Duds cheap?

Thud-for-Duds trades at about $0.17 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful.