Runechanter's Pike
Innistrad 231 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 231
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Equipped creature has first strike and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.
Equip 2 generic mana
As sharp as its bearer's words of faith.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Runechanter's Pike was released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad, designed to capture the gothic horror atmosphere of the plane. Mechanically, the card was crafted to support graveyard-reliant archetypes, rewarding players for filling their discard piles with instant and sorcery cards. The design team focused on providing a repeatable, equipment-based payoff that functioned as a win condition in control or tempo-oriented decks.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dan Dos Santos, who leaned into the dark, magical aesthetic of the Innistrad setting. The art depicts a spectral, glowing weapon entwined with arcane runes, visually representing the card's ability to grow in power based on the magical energy lingering in the graveyard. Upon release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency and remained a staple in various formats, particularly those where spells are played in high frequency.
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