Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
Champions of Kamigawa 265 • rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 265
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $17.09
What it does
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control if it's a Samurai card.
When Oathkeeper is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile equipped creature.
Equip 2 generic mana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa set, which drew heavy thematic inspiration from Japanese mythology and history. The card was designed to represent the legendary ancestral blades wielded by the samurai of the Eiganjo castle, specifically serving as a narrative piece for the character Takeno, Sohei Elder. Mechanically, it was crafted to reflect the loyalty and protection inherent in the samurai code, allowing a player to return a fallen creature to the battlefield when the equipment is destroyed.
The card's striking visual identity was brought to life by artist Arnie Swekel, who utilized a bold, high-contrast aesthetic to emphasize the sharpness and spiritual weight of the blades. By focusing on the interplay of light and shadow, Swekel captured the artifact's status as a formidable relic within the game's lore. Upon its release, the card was received as a nuanced addition to equipment-based archetypes, appreciated by players for its flavor-rich design that successfully bridged the gap between Kamigawa's aesthetic theme and its functional gameplay.
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