Short Sword
The List DOM-229 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- DOM-229
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Severin Brassell
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equip 1 generic mana (1 generic mana: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
"Sometimes the only difference between a martyr and a hero is a sword."— Captain Sisay, *Memoirs*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Short Sword was originally printed in the Dominaria expansion set in 2018, designed to represent a fundamental piece of equipment for creatures across the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. As a common artifact card, it serves a functional role in gameplay, providing a modest power boost to equipped creatures and reflecting the classic fantasy trope of the versatile, reliable blade.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator John Severin Brassell, who focused on a grounded, utilitarian aesthetic to suit its common rarity and mechanical simplicity. The design emphasizes the weapon's essential, unadorned nature, ensuring it fits seamlessly into the high-fantasy visual language established by the Dominaria setting, which drew heavily on the game's rich historical themes.
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