Swords to Plowshares
Pro Tour Collector Set bl52 • uncommon
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Collector number
- bl52
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
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 was originally introduced in the 1993 Alpha edition of Magic: The Gathering as an uncommon card, serving as one of the most iconic pieces of white removal in the game's history. This specific version originates from the Pro Tour Collector Set, a promotional release designed to commemorate the early competitive circuit by providing players with reprints of staple tournament cards, often featuring unique gold-bordered frames that distinguish them from standard tournament-legal printings.
The artwork was commissioned from fantasy illustrator Jeff A. Menges, whose atmospheric and painterly style helped define the aesthetic of Magic's earliest sets. His depiction of the card—a literal transformation of a weapon into a farming tool—perfectly encapsulates the card's function of removing a creature from play while providing the opponent with life. The design was widely praised for its thematic elegance, cementing the card as a foundational element of control-oriented decks for decades to come.
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