Sword of the Meek
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 59 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Equip 2 generic mana
Whenever a 1/1 creature you control enters, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then attach it to that creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sword of the Meek was originally introduced in the 2007 Magic: The Gathering expansion Future Sight. It was designed to function as an equipment card that would spontaneously return from the graveyard to the battlefield whenever a 1/1 creature entered play, a mechanic that quickly found a home in resilient combo decks alongside the Thopter Foundry. The card represents a curious, low-stakes magical artifact, juxtaposed against the high-fantasy weapons typically featured in the game.
This specific version, released as part of The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts set in 2022, pays homage to the game's original visual identity through its classic card frame design. Illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel, the artwork emphasizes the humble, unassuming nature of the blade compared to legendary artifacts of greater mythic stature. Its reintroduction in this set was intended to provide players with a nostalgic aesthetic option for their decks, maintaining the functional legacy of the card while celebrating the game’s deep history of artifact design.
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