Excalibur Unbound
Excalibur, Sword of Eden enters as a heavy hitting legendary artifact that rewards decks built around history. With a printed cost of {12} the blade becomes reasonable in mid to late game when your board has several historic permanents. The card text reduces its cost by the total mana value of your historic permanents which makes it a useful midrange payoff in artifact and legendary focused strategies.
Equipping this sword turns a commander or signature creature into a relentless attacker with +10/+0 and vigilance while still fitting into a tight equipment shell thanks to equip legendary creature {2}. Play it when you can protect or immediately attach it to a legendary threat. It plays well with artifact tutors, saga recursion, and decks that accumulate high mana value historic bodies to cast the sword earlier than expected. Consider using protective effects and anthem synergies to turn the large power boost into lethal pressure.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {12}
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Card Type – Legendary Artifact — Equipment
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Subtypes – Legendary Artifact Equipment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – This spell costs X less to cast, where X is the total mana value of historic permanents you control. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) Equipped creature gets +10/+0 and has vigilance. Equip legendary creature {2}
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Power / Toughness – Not applicable
