Sword of Once and Future
March of the Machine 265 • mythic
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 265
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Joshua Cairos
- Market price
- $4.90
What it does
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from blue and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, surveil 2. Then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Equip 2 generic mana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sword of Once and Future was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set March of the Machine. It serves as the final installment in the long-running Sword cycle, a series of powerful artifact equipment cards that represent different color pairings within the game's lore. This specific card was designed to mirror the color identity of blue and black, reflecting themes of manipulation and graveyard recursion that have historically defined those colors in the game.
Artist Joshua Cairos provided the illustration, capturing the legendary aesthetic of the cycle while emphasizing the shifting, ethereal nature of time and memory. The design team crafted the card to function as a culmination of the cycle's mechanics, offering players utility that bridges the past and the future of their gameplay sessions. Upon its debut, the card was analyzed by the competitive community for its potential to impact Eternal formats, where its ability to protect creatures and reuse spells proved to be a notable tactical inclusion.
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