Dire Flail (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint Foil

Swing the Chains

Dire Flail from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a compact piece of equipment that changes combat math without asking for much mana. The card reads simply and plays quickly. Equip one mana and your creature hits harder with a steady plus two to power. That makes Dire Flail a reliable inclusion when you want to pressure life totals or punch through chump blockers while keeping your curve low.

The Craft mechanic gives Dire Flail a recovery route that fits artifact focused builds. For three and two red mana you can exile it plus another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard to return the card transformed under your control. In practice that means the flail can be recycled in matches that let you feed artifacts into the yard or sacrifice them for value. This near mint foil printing also works well in decks that care about uncommon triggers from equipment entering and leaving play.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost {R}
• Card Type Artifact — Equipment
• Subtypes Equipment
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Equipped creature gets +2/+0. Equip 1. Craft with artifact 3{R}{R} ({3}{R}{R}, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
• Power / Toughness N A