Sword of Light and Shadow
Assassin's Creed 262 • mythic
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Collector number
- 262
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Borja Pindado
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Equip 2 generic mana
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
The Sword of Light and Shadow appeared as card number 262 in the Magic: The Gathering 'Modern Horizons' expansion, released in 2003. It was designed as part of a cycle of powerful equipment cards intended to define high-level competitive play, offering both protection from specific color-based removal and a versatile utility trigger that could recur creatures from the graveyard while providing life gain. The card's mechanics were built to shift the tempo of a game, making it a staple of the 'Stoneforge Mystic' archetype in various tournament formats.
The artwork was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic artists in the game's early history, known for his work on the original Black Lotus. Rush’s design for the sword focuses on a stark, dualistic aesthetic meant to visually represent the card's opposing alignments of white and black mana. Upon release, the card was immediately recognized for its efficiency and resilience, cementing its status as one of the most iconic artifacts in the game and a frequent inclusion in legacy and modern-format decklists for two decades.
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