Card text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Cheapest
US$25.95
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$25.95
In stock at · US
4 stores
2 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{2}
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (4) · the United States
oldest listing 11h ago- 1US$25.95→
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Card text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$28.57Low US$28.54High US$28.66▼ 0.3%
About Sword of the Animist
This page covers the borderless printing of Sword of the Animist (1642), a Legendary Artifact — Equipment from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD). It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Equip. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 2 more formats.
1642 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$36.60 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing in the United States is US$25.95, level with TCGplayer's US$28.57 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$28.50, only 10% more, so postage will decide the order.
The United States is the cheapest of the 3 markets that have it, and Singapore is dearest at about 30% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$25.95 in the United States, C$41.70 in Canada and S$45.60 in Singapore. 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 -0.3% 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$28.66.
Secret Lair Drop Series is a Secret Lair drop. Sword of the Animist has 10 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1. Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Equip {2}
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Sword of the Animist (Secret Lair) 1642 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Sword of the Animist (1642) is currently US$25.95 across 3 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$28.57; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Sword of the Animist in other currencies?
- US$25.95 in the United States, C$41.70 in Canada and S$45.60 in Singapore. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Sword of the Animist from?
- Sword of the Animist is card 1642 from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare artifact.
- Where can I buy Sword of the Animist?
- Compare every store selling Sword of the Animist 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 the Animist?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 1642 (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 the Animist price by market
Sword of the Animist is cheapest in the United States at US$25.95 and dearest in Singapore at S$45.60 (≈ US$33.78), a 30% spread across the 3 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$25.95postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Canada | C$41.70postage at checkout ≈ US$30.44 | 1 | |
| Singapore | S$45.60postage at checkout ≈ US$33.78 | 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
- 1642
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD)
- Set type
- Secret Lair
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Secret Lair
- Type line
- Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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