Savage Swipe
Modern Horizons 178 • common
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- David Gaillet
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn if its power is 2. Then it fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Nine generations of metalworking skill are no match for nine hundred pounds of rage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Savage Swipe was released in 2019 as part of the Modern Horizons set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique in that it was designed specifically for the Modern format, bypassing the standard legal rotation of the time by introducing new cards directly into the card pool. The set served as a love letter to the game’s deep history, blending mechanics from across different eras to create high-power interactions suited for seasoned players.
The card features artwork by illustrator Victor Adame Minguez, who captured the primal, aggressive essence of the card’s effect. The design team focused on creating efficient, thematic green spells that reinforced the 'power-at-a-cost' identity often associated with predatory creatures in the game. Upon its release, Savage Swipe was well-regarded by players for its efficiency, finding a consistent place in decks centered on small, powerful creatures that benefit from early-game combat boosts.
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