Sword of the Animist
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 89 • rare
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $7.75
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip 2 generic mana
The blade glows only for Zendikar's chosen.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sword of the Animist was first introduced in the 2015 Magic: The Gathering set Magic Origins. It was designed as an Equipment card that rewards players for aggressive play by thinning their deck of basic lands, a utility effect that has since become a staple in casual formats like Commander. The illustration by Raymond Swanland captures a high-fantasy, blade-centric aesthetic consistent with the set's focus on the backstories of the game's Planeswalkers.
The version included in the 2017 Archenemy: Nicol Bolas set served as a reprint that fit the thematic narrative of the product, which pitted a single, powerful player against a team. While the card's mechanics were initially viewed as a niche tool for ramp strategies, it quickly gained a reputation among players for its efficiency in non-rotating formats. The Archenemy release helped maintain the card's availability during a period of high demand for Equipment-based support cards.
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