Blade of Balance
The Sword of Light and Shadow rewards precise timing and calculated attacks. As an Artifact Equipment that costs {3}, this Sword turns an equipped creature into a steady threat by granting +2/+2 and protection from white and from black, which makes blocks awkward and trades uneven. In practical play the recurring economy from combat damage is the real engine here; every successful hit buys you three life and offers a chance to recover a creature from your graveyard to your hand.
From a deckbuilding perspective the Sword of Light and Shadow fits midrange and value strategies that plan to attack reliably and reuse key creatures. The piece reads like an Assassin's Creed relic: it supports hit and vanish style play where a single strike yields tempo and card advantage. Equip cost two means it is easy to move around as needed. Add this borderless Light Play foil to a list that values incremental advantage and resilient threats.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}
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Card Type – Artifact — Equipment
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Subtypes – Equipment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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}.
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Power / Toughness – N A
