Lightning Greaves
Commander 2017 215 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 215
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $4.82
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 2003 Mirrodin expansion, designed as an artifact equipment card that provides a creature with both haste and shroud for a low mana cost. The card quickly became a staple in the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem because it offers a highly efficient way to protect key creatures from targeted removal while allowing them to attack immediately upon entering the battlefield.
The Commander 2017 version, featuring art by Jeremy Jarvis, was included as a functional reprint to support the set's focus on multiplayer deckbuilding. Jarvis’s design emphasizes the aesthetic of high-fantasy, enchanted armor, fitting the artifact's mechanical role as a protective shroud. Since its initial release, the card has been reprinted across numerous specialty sets, remaining a cornerstone for players looking to secure their strategic assets in long-form Commander games.
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