Swords to Plowshares
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 178 • uncommon
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Christina Kraus
- Market price
- $2.16
What it does
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms.
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 1993 Alpha set for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield as a foundational white removal spell. It represents one of the game's most iconic pieces of interaction, allowing players to exile a creature in exchange for the opponent gaining life equal to its power. The design philosophy centers on the balance between efficient board control and a compensatory drawback, a mechanic that has remained a cornerstone of the game's competitive landscape for decades.
The version from the Tales of Middle-earth Commander set, numbered 178, features thematic art that ties the classic spell to J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. This edition was released in 2023 as part of a crossover between Magic: The Gathering and The Lord of the Rings. The illustration captures the essence of the spell's name, translating the mechanical removal of a creature into a fantasy-inspired scene that aligns with the aesthetic direction of the set, which aimed to bridge traditional tabletop gaming with high-fantasy literature.
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