First printed in Alara Reborn (2009)
Artifact — Equipment
Whenever equipped creature attacks, it deals damage equal to its power to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
Equip
"When the wielder is strong enough, any sword will do."
—Kresh the Bloodbraided
- Illustrated by
- Lars Grant-West
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- This ability triggers and resolves in the declare attackers step. The creature will still deal its combat damage as normal later on during the combat phase.
- When the equipped creature attacks, the first ability will trigger. When that ability resolves, that creature will deal damage equal to its power to player or planeswalker it's attacking, even if Mage Slayer has left the battlefield or is equipping a different creature by that time.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).