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Sword of Light and Shadow

{3}

Artifact — Equipment

MPSKaladesh Inventions#30special
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 2445–4347
Illustrator
Matt Stewart
Found in
Kaladesh Holiday Buy a Box Promo Pack · Kaladesh Booster Pack
Printings11Combos2EDHREC rank#2,227
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Equip {2}
Equip
Plays as:
Combat Damage TriggerIs EquipmentRecursionLifegain SourceBoard Protection
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil+1.2%
$109.43
$92.23 low$27.23 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$8.10· across 11 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    If you choose a target creature card in your graveyard and that card is an illegal target by the time the triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't gain 3 life. If you don't choose a target at all, you just gain 3 life.

  • WotCAug 7, 2020

    The triggered ability can target a creature card that was put into your graveyard as a result of state-based actions immediately after the combat damage that caused the ability to trigger.

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