Boros Swiftblade
Creature — Human Soldier
Double strike
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #19153
Boros Swiftblade enters as a 1/2 with double strike for two mana — any pump spell turns it into a two-hit kill threat before your opponent can react. It's a legitimate aggro piece in the right shell and outright unplayable in the wrong one.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Boros Swiftblade is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any of them. In Modern and Legacy, a 1/2 for two that does nothing without support can't compete for slots against creatures that generate immediate card advantage. Commander is where Boros Swiftblade occasionally finds a home — specifically in Voltron or go-wide Boros builds where cheap double strike creatures act as efficient damage multipliers alongside Equipment or Auras. Outside of dedicated pump strategies, it's just a small body that trades with a 1/1 token.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Boros Swiftblade is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Demand is too narrow to push the price anywhere, so it stays at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.