Short Sword
Artifact — Equipment
M21Core Set 2021#236common
Foil
"Sometimes the only difference between a martyr and a hero is a sword." —Captain Sisay, *Memoirs*
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 728
- Illustrator
- John Severin Brassell
- Found in
- Core Set 2021 MTGO Redemption · Core Set 2021 MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)Equip
Plays as: Is Equipment
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.19
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+11.8%
$0.19
$0.09 low$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.21L $0.01since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
+11.8%
H $0.28L $0.14since Feb 2024$0.09
$0.08
$0.01+11% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 3 printings