Lightning Greaves
Commander 2011 253 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 253
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $4.23
What it does
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip 0 generic mana
After lightning struck the cliffs, the ore became iron, the iron became steel, and the steel became greaves. The lightning never left.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lightning Greaves first debuted in the Mirrodin set in 2003, designed by the Wizards of the Coast team to provide a low-cost equipment card that offered both haste and shroud to a creature. The card quickly became a staple in Commander, a multiplayer format that values efficient protection and board presence, leading to its inclusion in the Commander 2011 preconstructed decks as part of the Heavenly Inferno deck list.
The illustration for the card was created by Jeremy Jarvis, who chose a metallic, rugged aesthetic that reflects the industrial themes of the plane of Mirrodin. His design emphasizes the functional, heavy appearance of the greaves, reinforcing the mechanical utility of the card, which has been reprinted across various supplemental sets due to its enduring popularity and high demand among players looking to safeguard their commanders.
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