Veteran Swordsmith
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora 28 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Michael Komarck
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+0.
"Truth is a straight, keen edge. There are no soft angles or rounded edges. To fight for truth, we must forge in steel."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Veteran Swordsmith was first released in the 2009 Magic: The Gathering set Alara Reborn, designed as a common creature representing the Bant shard's commitment to orderly, equipment-focused warfare. The card features the 'soldier' creature type and a synergistic ability that buffs other soldiers, reflecting the flavor of a disciplined army providing gear and support to its comrades on the battlefield.
This particular printing appeared in the 2015 Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora product. As part of a pre-constructed deck centered on the planeswalker Elspeth Tirel, the card was included to support a white-aligned strategy emphasizing creature presence and combat stability. The illustration by Christopher Rush maintains the classic aesthetic of the soldier, reinforcing the functional, reliable nature of the card within the thematic rivalry between Elspeth’s knightly values and Kiora’s oceanic forces.
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