Sword of Light and Shadow
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Sword of Light and Shadow: Artifact - Equipment, Double Masters. Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact - Equipment
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Double Masters (2XM)
- Released
- 2020-08-07
- Collector number
- 298
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Commander rank
- 2,225 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Equip
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About Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Light and Shadow is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless artifact from Double Masters (2XM), a Masters set released in August 2020. It is collector number 298 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Darksteel (2004) to Assassin's Creed (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $11.91 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Equip {2}
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $11.91 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sword of Light and Shadow by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Sword of Light and Shadow
Sword of Light and Shadow has been printed in 9 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #358 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #502 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Arena Anthology 1 (AA1) #14 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #100 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #125 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #262 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #82852 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #366 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #30 | Special | 2016 |
| Modern Masters (MMA) #217 | Mythic | 2013 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2012 (J12) #7 | Rare | 2012 |
| Darksteel (DST) #149 | Rare | 2004 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Sword of Light and Shadow, newest first.
- If you choose a target creature card in your graveyard and that card is an illegal target by the time the triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't gain 3 life. If you don't choose a target at all, you just gain 3 life.
- The triggered ability can target a creature card that was put into your graveyard as a result of state-based actions immediately after the combat damage that caused the ability to trigger.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.