Blade of Balanced Retribution
The Sword of Light and Shadow is a compact powerhouse for decks that value tempo and incremental advantage. As an Artifact Equipment that costs {3}, it turns any attacker into a resilient threat by granting the equipped creature +2/+2 and protection from white and from black. That protection narrows opposing chump blockers and forces unfavorable blocks while the size boost makes trades more favorable.
Its triggered effect reads well in aggressive and midrange builds. Whenever the 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. The life gain buys you turns against burn and the recursion fuels longer games or recurring threats. Equip 2 makes it cheap to move between attackers as the board state changes. If you are building an Assassin's Creed themed deck or adding mythic artifacts from Universes Beyond you will find this sword slots cleanly into both value engines and creature-centric strategies. Pick up this Light Play copy while it fits your curve.
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 – Not applicable
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Loyalty – Not applicable
