Swords to Plowshares
Commander 2016 78 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $1.53
What it does
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
The smallest seed of regret can bloom into redemption.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Swords to Plowshares first appeared in the Alpha expansion in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a staple removal spell for white. The card reflects the biblical theme of peace, allowing a player to remove an opponent's creature from the battlefield in exchange for granting that creature's controller life, a mechanic that has balanced gameplay for decades.
This specific printing comes from the Commander 2016 preconstructed deck series. Featuring updated artwork by Greg Staples, this version moves away from the classic mid-90s aesthetic toward a more modern, cinematic style. It was released to provide players with a functional, accessible copy of an essential card for multiplayer formats, cementing its place as a cornerstone of the Commander ecosystem.
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