Card text
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from black and from red.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target planeswalker and up to one target artifact.
Equip {2}
Cheapest
US$7.78
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$7.78
In stock at · US
4 stores
9 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{3}
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Price comparison (4) · the United States
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Card text
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from black and from red.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target planeswalker and up to one target artifact.
Equip {2}
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$10.22Low US$10.10High US$10.30▲ 1.2%
About Sword of Sinew and Steel
Sword of Sinew and Steel (228) is an Artifact — Equipment from Modern Horizons (MH1). It costs {3} and has mana value 3. It is printed at Mythic Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Equip. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 4 more formats.
228 exists in 3 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. The spread between printings is narrow here: from US$9.99 to US$14.25 against this print's US$10.22. For reference the other printings read Retro Frame US$14.25 and Retro Frame US$9.99 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$7.78, 24% below TCGplayer's US$10.22 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$8.16, only 5% more, so postage will decide the order.
Across 5 markets the prices sit close together; Canada is cheapest, but not by enough to cover shipping. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read C$10.40 in Canada, US$7.78 in the United States, S$11.50 in Singapore, A$15.76 in Australia and £9.40 in the United Kingdom. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -0.8% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$10.30.
Modern Horizons is a reprint set, which collects earlier cards, released June 2019. Sword of Sinew and Steel has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from black and from red. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target planeswalker and up to one target artifact. Equip {2}
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Sword of Sinew and Steel 228 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Sword of Sinew and Steel (228) is currently US$7.78 across 35 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$10.22; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Sword of Sinew and Steel in other currencies?
- C$10.40 in Canada, US$7.78 in the United States, S$11.50 in Singapore, A$15.76 in Australia and £9.40 in the United Kingdom. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Sword of Sinew and Steel from?
- Sword of Sinew and Steel is card 228 from Modern Horizons (MH1) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a mythic rare artifact.
- Where can I buy Sword of Sinew and Steel?
- Compare every store selling Sword of Sinew and Steel across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Sword of Sinew and Steel?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 2 other printings of 228 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Sword of Sinew and Steel price by market
Sword of Sinew and Steel is cheapest in Canada at C$10.40 (≈ US$7.59) and dearest in the United Kingdom at £9.40 (≈ US$11.90), a 57% spread across the 5 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| CanadaCheapest | C$10.40postage at checkout ≈ US$7.59 | 3 | |
| United StatesYour market | US$7.78postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Singapore | S$11.50postage at checkout ≈ US$8.52 | 2 | |
| Australia | A$15.76postage at checkout ≈ US$10.51 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | £9.40postage at checkout ≈ US$11.90 | 1 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 228
- Set
- Modern Horizons (MH1)
- Set type
- Masters & special set
- Released
- 14 June 2019
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Artifact — Equipment
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Sword of Sinew and Steel in Modern Horizons
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