Scytheclaw

{5}

Artifact — Equipment

MOCMarch of the Machine Commander#375rare
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
James Paick
Found in
March of the Machine Commander Deck Growing Threat
Printings6CombosIn 6
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +1/+1. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}
Living weaponEquip

Plays as: Combat Damage Trigger · Is Equipment · Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-5.7%
$0.33
$0.07 low$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 6 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Aug 7, 2020 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If the Germ token is destroyed, the Equipment remains on the battlefield as with any other Equipment.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If the living weapon trigger causes two Germs to be created (due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), the Equipment becomes attached to one of them. The other will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    Like other Equipment, each Equipment with living weapon has an equip cost. You can pay this cost to attach an Equipment to another creature you control. Once the Germ token is no longer equipped, it will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    The Germ token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature and the Equipment becomes attached to it before state-based actions would cause the token to die. Abilities that trigger as the token enters the battlefield see that a 0/0 creature entered the battlefield.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    Scytheclaw's triggered ability triggers and resolves after combat damage is dealt. For example, if the Germ token deals 1 combat damage to a player with 10 life, combat damage will reduce that player's life total to 9. Then Scytheclaw's ability will cause the player to lose 5 life, leaving the player at 4.